Gold, Spices and Colonies: Magellan's Voyage That Transformed Human History

In 1519, Magellan led five sailing ships and more than 200 people to set sail from Spain in search of a sea route to the Spice Islands. Along the way, they suffered from hunger, disease, mental and physical torture, and even faced the threat of death. Finally, they discovered a sea passage now known as the Strait of Megellan. This was an arduous journey that lasted three years. Award-winning best-selling author (biographer and journalist) Lawrence Berglin used first-hand information to objectively restore this human feat and vividly tell a grand adventure story. Told in the first person, Berglin takes readers on a fascinating journey, some of which is revealed here for the first time. This expedition not only changed the way that later explorers sailed, but also changed history itself.