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麦哲伦与大航海时代
(u. S.) Lawrence Berglin
The spirit of exploration leads globalization and completely changes the historical trajectory of mankind. In 1519, Magellan led five sailing ships and more than 260 people to set sail from Spain in search of a sea route to the Spice Islands. Their adventures take them from participating in Brazil's grand carnival to experiencing the shocking and bizarre customs of the South Pacific. On the way, Magellan was so ambitious that he did not hesitate to use torture and murder to control the people on board, and also launched several fierce mutinies in the fleet. During the voyage, the fleet members suffered from hunger and disease, and many died. Magellan was not spared either. He was violently killed in a tribal conflict in the Philippines, and his body was missing. Three years later, a ship full of desolation, pain, and weathered weather returned to Spain carrying 18 emaciated crew members. This was a rebellion and murder that spanned the globe, as well as a tragic victory. "Magellan and the Age of Discovery" truly reproduces the complete process of mankind's first voyage around the world. It is a story about the exploration of the entire earth. It refreshed the Western world's understanding of cosmology and geography, subversively changed the way explorers sailed in the ocean, promoted global economic, trade, and cultural exchanges, and expanded the Maritime Silk Road. The Age of Discovery did not have the beauty and romance imagined by later generations. There was indeed wealth and dreams there, but it was also accompanied by rough seas and endless killing. Compared with that era, human exploration of the world has now extended from land and ocean to space. Aerospace engineering, undersea exploration, and geocentric exploration, the next "Great Age of Navigation" is coming.
The spirit of exploration leads globalization and completely changes the historical trajectory of mankind. In 1519, Magellan led five sailing ships and more than 260 people to set sail from Spain in search of a sea route to the Spice Islands. Their adventures take them from participating in Brazil's grand carnival to experiencing the shocking and bizarre customs of the South Pacific. On the way, Magellan was so ambitious that he did not hesitate to use torture and murder to control the people on board, and also launched several fierce mutinies in the fleet. During the voyage, the fleet members suffered from hunger and disease, and many died. Magellan was not spared either. He was violently killed in a tribal conflict in the Philippines, and his body was missing. Three years later, a ship full of desolation, pain, and weathered weather returned to Spain carrying 18 emaciated crew members. This was a rebellion and murder that spanned the globe, as well as a tragic victory. "Magellan and the Age of Discovery" truly reproduces the complete process of mankind's first voyage around the world. It is a story about the exploration of the entire earth. It refreshed the Western world's understanding of cosmology and geography, subversively changed the way explorers sailed in the ocean, promoted global economic, trade, and cultural exchanges, and expanded the Maritime Silk Road. The Age of Discovery did not have the beauty and romance imagined by later generations. There was indeed wealth and dreams there, but it was also accompanied by rough seas and endless killing. Compared with that era, human exploration of the world has now extended from land and ocean to space. Aerospace engineering, undersea exploration, and geocentric exploration, the next "Great Age of Navigation" is coming.
Gold, Spices and Colonies
History黄金、香料与殖民地
(u. S.) Lawrence Berglin
One book tells the story of Magellan's greatness and madness, peak and destruction, as well as the background of his global voyage where hegemony and money are intertwined. 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. In the book, Bergerin takes readers on a fascinating journey through first-person narration, 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.
One book tells the story of Magellan's greatness and madness, peak and destruction, as well as the background of his global voyage where hegemony and money are intertwined. 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. In the book, Bergerin takes readers on a fascinating journey through first-person narration, 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.