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Ferdinand Magellan and the Quest to Circle the Globe
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Samuel Willard Crompton
  • From the Series: Explorers of New Lands
  • Trim Size: 6-3/4 x 9-1/2
  • ISBN-10: 0791086089
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8608-7
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 09/01/2005
  • Dewey Number: 910
  • Reading Level: Grades 5-8
  • Pages: 168

Summary

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. In 1522, a lone ship sailed into the harbor at Seville, making its crew the first men to sail completely around the world.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Bibliography. Sidebars. Chronology. Timeline. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

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