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Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan 

byFelipe Fernández-Armesto

An uncompromising study of the fictions, the failures, and the real man behind the myth of Magellan. Straits combines biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, allowing the evidence to complicate easy judgments and familiar explanations. Seen through the lens of biography & autobiography and history, Straits explains not only what happened, but why competing interpretations still matter. By the end, the beyond the myth of magellan emerges as a layered story of competing motives, unintended results, and choices made under pressure.

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780520383364