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Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen

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By Leli

I really appreciated this lengthy history of Magellan for its no-nonsense attention to detail, its use of primary sources, and its great readability and the excitement of its story; I’m glad to have filled in my mental picture of the early 1500s and I enjoyed it the whole way. 

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