Ferdinand Magellan and the Discovery of the World Ocean

World Explorers

by Rebecca Stefoff, Michael Collins (Introduction)

A biography of the Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world, thus providing the first positive proof that the earth is round.

127 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Samuel Valentino · Rating 4 out of 5]

More detailed than I would have expected, especially about people and the order of events. With five ships, and a long list of commander names, the action could get muddied in other accounts I've read. So I was glad to get that information cleared up in this book. It has also inspired me to hunt down and read Pigafetta's first hand account of the expedition!

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book that offers behind-the-scenes details regarding Magellan's background and famous circumnavigation of the globe.