Joyce E. Chaplin
Highly acclaimed, this first full history of around-the-world travel by Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation. A witty, erudite, and colorful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet., ,In this first full history of around-the-world travel, Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation. For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earthâ€”by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying, or going into orbit; even by using their own bodily power. ,Round About the Earth, is a witty, erudite, and colorful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to encircle the planet.
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Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit