Ferdinand Magellan's daring 60,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and adventure. Biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this ground-breaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would navigate the oceans, and world history. "Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner."— New York Times Book ReviewThis is a stated first edition, published in Date: 2003.458 pages, including maps and photos.Unclipped dust jacket, with just a tiny amount of shelfwear to the spine of the jacket, at the top.The book is in pristine condition. 2003. HarperCollins ISBN 0066211735 9780066211732 [CA]