The First Circumnavigators: Unsung Heroes of the Age of Discovery

by Harry Kelsey

Book Overview

Prior histories of the first Spanish mariners to circumnavigate the globe in the sixteenth century have focused on Ferdinand Magellan and the other illustrious leaders of these daring expeditions. Harry Kelsey's masterfully researched study is the first to concentrate on the hitherto anonymous sailors, slaves, adventurers, and soldiers who manned the ships. The author contends that these initial transglobal voyages occurred by chance, beginning with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300217781
• ISBN13: 9780300217780
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"