{"product_id":"9781526632074","title":"Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan","description":"Author: Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526632074\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rigorous, deft and entertaining ... a sparkling read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e- The Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The ride is thrilling ... a work of serious scholarship' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero- a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery; a paragon of daring and chivalry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNow historian Felipe Fern indez-Armesto draws on extensive and meticulous research to conduct a dazzling investigation into Magellan's life, his character and his ill-fated voyage. He reveals that Magellan did not attempt     much less accomplish     a journey around the globe, and that in his own lifetime, the explorer was abhorred as a traitor, reviled as a tyrant and dismissed as a failure. \u003cbr\u003eFern indez-Armesto probes the passions and tensions that drove Magellan to adventure and drew him to disaster- the pride that became arrogance, audacity that became recklessness, determination that became ruthlessness, romanticism that became irresponsibility, and superficial piety that became, in adversity, irrational exaltation. And as the real Magellan emerges, so too do his true ambitions, focused less on circumnavigating the world or cornering the global spice market than on exploiting Filipino gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffering up a stranger, darker and even more compelling narrative than the fictional version that has been glorified for half a millennium, \u003ci\u003eStraits\u003c\/i\u003e untangles the myths that made Magellan a hero.\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629822988446,"sku":"UBD-9781526632074","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526632074.jpg?v=1774222255","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526632074","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}