"A first-rate historical page turner." -- New York Times Book Review

The acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan's historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.

Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of maritime history and discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.

Now updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of Magellan's voyage.

This riveting work of narrative history reveals:

• First Circumnavigation: The astonishing true story of the three-year, 60,000-mile odyssey that proved the world was round -- a journey of mutiny, violence, and unbelievable hardship.

• A Gripping True Adventure: Discover the sex, storms, and starvation that plagued the 260 sailors who set out from Spain, and the dark secrets of the handful of gaunt survivors who returned.

• The Age of Sail: Drawn from candid, firsthand accounts, this majestic tale brings the sixteenth-century world of discovery to life, changing history and navigation forever.

• Historical Biography: A fascinating portrait of Ferdinand Magellan, the driven, visionary, and brutal captain who became a man without a country to complete his quest.

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• Publication Date: October 13, 2009
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• Print Length: 501 Pages
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