Straits beyond the myth of Magellan

With Straits, celebrated historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto subjects the surviving sources to the most meticulous scrutiny ever, providing a timely and engrossing biography of the real Ferdinand Magellan. The truth that Fernández-Armesto uncovers about Magellan's life, his character, and the ev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fernández-Armesto, Felipe, 1950- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • The globe around Magellan
  • The education of an adventurer
  • The trajectory of a traitor
  • The making and marring of a fleet
  • The cruel sea
  • The gibbet at San Julián
  • The gates of fame
  • The unremitting wind
  • Death as advertised
  • Aftermath and apotheosis