| Ferdinand Magellan: And the Quest to Circle the Globe Contributor(s): Crompton, Samuel Willard (Author), Goetzmann, William H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791086089 ISBN-13: 9780791086087 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding Published: January 2006 Annotation: Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. In 1522, a lone ship returned, making Magellan's crew the first men to sail completely around the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005007520 |
| Series: Explorers of New Lands |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. Such a passage, if it existed, would allow Spanish ships to follow a westward route to the East Indies. After months of fruitless searching, Magellan eventually found a narrow, dangerous sea passage at the bottom of South America - now called the Strait of Magellan. |