Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery

by Andrés Reséndez

Book Overview

The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery--and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328515974
• ISBN13: 9781328515971
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"