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<p><p>determined To Find A New And Better Route To Asia And The Distant And Profitable Spice Islands, Ferdinand Magellan Set Sail From Spain In 1519 On What Would Become The History-making First Circumnavigation Of The World. Magellan Himself Did Not Complete The Journey&#151;he Was Killed By A Poison Arrow While On The Pacific Island Of Mactan&#151;but The Expedition He Mounted Forever Changed The Course Of Human Exploration. Details Of The Journey, Including Magellan&#8217;s Tools Of Navigation, The Political Battles For Control Over The Valuable Islands Of The Pacific, And Magellan&#8217;s Final Moments In Battle, Are All Vividly Portrayed<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>this Biography Of Ferdinand Magellan, Who In 1519 Commanded The Most Remarkable And Perilous [voyage] In Seafaring History, Rarely Captures The Drama Of Its Subject. Not Only Does The Pageantry Of The Age Of Discovery Elude The Text, But The Author Frequently Fails To Explain And Explore Historical And Cultural Contexts. For Example, The Narrative Offers Simplistic Commentary On The Violent Raping And Pillaging Of The Muslim City Kilwa During Magellan's First Sea Journey: Such Savagery Is Difficult To Underst

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Author

Levinson, Nancy Smiler

Publisher

New York : Clarion Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395987735

Category

education

Subjects

Travel, Anthropology, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14