A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg -- flourished. Three years later, a handful of survivors returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying eighteen emaciated men. During their remarkable voyage around the world the crew endured starvation, disease, mutiny, and torture. Many men died, including Magellan, who was violently killed in a fierce battle.
This is the first full account in nearly half a century of this voyage into history: a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance; a startling anthropological account of tribes, languages, and customs unknown to Europeans; and a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power.
© 2004 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780060747787
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 januari 2004
A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg -- flourished. Three years later, a handful of survivors returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying eighteen emaciated men. During their remarkable voyage around the world the crew endured starvation, disease, mutiny, and torture. Many men died, including Magellan, who was violently killed in a fierce battle.
This is the first full account in nearly half a century of this voyage into history: a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance; a startling anthropological account of tribes, languages, and customs unknown to Europeans; and a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power.
© 2004 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780060747787
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 januari 2004
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Christian
18 maj 2020
Jättebra bok, men när jag lyssnade saknades en väldigt central del av boken. Det klippte till lite i ljudet och så märkte jag att ett avsnitt saknades, oklart exakt hur mycket. Det var helt uppenbart något fel i ljudfilen och inte p.g.a. att det är en förkortad version av boken. Synd på en annars bra bok, men den blir i stort sett helt ointressant för den som vill höra hela Magellans historia.
Elias
24 mars 2021
Otroligt spännande historia men lite torftigt berättat.
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