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Voyages that Changed the World tells, chronologically, the stories of the most momentous sea voyages in history and, in doing so, provides an intriguing look at the unveiling of our world. Each chapter describes the background to a remarkable voyage or series of voyages, the events and personalities of the journey, and the historical consequences. Liberally illustrated, the story behind each voyage is accompanied by maps of the routes, and illustrations and photographs of adventurers, explorers, seafarers and their vessels.
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“He was wrong about his armour... the flashing steel plates making him an easy target. The man who had discovered the gateway to the Pacific Ocean had been killed in a minor island skirmish, and would never complete the circumnavigation of the globe.” For Ferdinand Magellan, like Captain Cook and Scott of the Antarctic, a great voyage of discovery would bring not glory, but brutal death on land far from home. For others, like the Pilgrim Fathers, it would bring salvation; for Drake and the conquistadors, gold and riches. For Brunel and Amundsen, there would be victories in history's great races, and for Vasco da Gama and Columbus, the unveiling of new worlds. But for all of the seafarers and explorers told of in this book - from the ancient Phoenicians to the submariners of the Mariana Trench - their exploits would bring immortality for the parts they played in the voyages that changed the world. “At ten o'clock Columbus thought he could see a light on the horizon. It seemed to be a fire and it flickered like a candle... At about two hours after midnight there was no doubt about the fires... This time it was not a false alarm. On the Friday morning the little convoy found that it was approaching an island. The sailed closer. The island was inhabited...”
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- VerlagQuercus Publishing
- Erscheinungsdatum2007
- ISBN 10 1847240046
- ISBN 13 9781847240040
- EinbandTapa dura
- Anzahl der Seiten208
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