describing expedition singlehanded pole-to-pole

books:

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Laurence Bergreen

Perennial, 2004

Circumnavigation
Jane Routh

The Poetry Business, 2002

Byron's journal of his circumnavigation, 1764-1766 (Works issued by the Hakluyt Society)
John Byron

Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1964

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)

112 reviews
Laurence Bergreen

Harper Perennial, 2004

very exciting - couldn't put it down
this is one of the most exciting adventure/discovery books i've ever read. it was a page-turner from beginning to end.

Magellan's Voyage : A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation

7 reviews
Antonio Pigafetta

Dover Publications, 1994

A difficult "must read"
I actually bought this book for its description of the Moluccas/Maluku - the very "Spice Islands" this historic voyage set out to find. While Pigafetta did write more about those islands than about anywhere else they called at, the old-fashioned style made this a hard read. Like those reviewing it before me, I struggled to get through even those chapters relevant to the Moluccas. Still, it is ...

Circumnavigation: Sail the Trade Winds: Vanuatu to Florida

3 reviews
Sue Moesly

Wescott Cove Publishing Company, 1995

Circumnavigation: Sail the Tradewinds Ft. Lauderdale to Figi
As a sailer planning a world cruise, I view this book as one of the best cruising books I have read because it touches so much on the cultures and people along the way rather than merely on the sailing aspects. I have only read volume one and am eagerly awiting volume two. If you are not a sailer, this is a superb armchair travel book. You will really feel you are meeting people all over the ...

To the ends of the earth: The Transglobe Expedition, the first pole-to-pole circumnavigation of the globe

1 review
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Arbor House, 1983

Engrossing Read
The idea that a group of people could give up years of their lives in the pursuit of something so obviously fanciful as a pole to pole circumnavigation boggles the mind. I started to read this book just to understand what made these people tick; I continued to read because the book is well written and a great adventure tale. I recommend it highly for anyone interested in modern adventure ...

Log of the Centurion: Based on the original papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord ...

1 review
Leo Heaps

Macmillian Publishing, 1973

An incredible account of an incredible journey.
From 1740-1744 Admiral Anson (1697-1762) commanded the naval Squadron attacking the Spanish Colonies and shipping in South America. On completion of his duties he returned home in HMS Centurion by circumnavigating the world with over £500,000 of Spanish Treasure on board his ship (the equivalent of over 50 Million pounds at today's rates). That journey was one of the great voyages of discovery ...

A world of my own: The singlehanded, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in Suhaili
Robin Knox-Johnston

Cassell, 1969

Circumnavigation

2 reviews
Steve Lattimore

Mariner Books, 1998

Unpretentious art; these stories depict actual humans.
The stories in this correction are marked by excellent writing that is perfectly aligned with the stories' content: tough, matter-of-fact, and bleak, yet also surprising, tender, and hopeful. I would disagree heartily with Kirkus' characterization of the stories as "nihilistic," for what is most engaging, and what sets this book apart, is the tenderness with which such lost souls are rendered, ...

Letters From A Cruiser: Letters sent home by Laraine Salmon from 1988 to 1992 describing the circumnavigation ...
Laraine Salmon

AuthorHouse, 2003

Share the experiences of the author and her husband as they complete a circumnavigation in their 36-foot sailboat. Experience the places they visit and the people they meet. An excellent read for the armchair adventurer.

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