| Ferdinand Magellan Contributor(s): Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604134224 ISBN-13: 9781604134223 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor working for the Spanish, believed he could find a shorter route to India by heading west instead of east. Like Columbus before him, he was destined to reach the Americas. Magellan, however, continued past the New World and sailed into the Pacific Ocean. The expedition took a horrible turn when Magellan became involved in a tribal war between the local chiefs in the Philippines. He was brutally killed, and only one vessel returned to Spain with a skeleton crew of 18. In Ferdinand Magellan, discover how a young captain battled mutiny, starvation, illness, and conflicts with his own countrymen to be remembered in history as the first to circumnavigate the globe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009011587 |
| Series: Great Explorers (Chelsea House) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (0.85 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Lets you discover how a young captain battled mutiny, starvation, illness, and conflicts with his own countrymen to be remembered in history as the first to circumnavigate the globe. |