Conquering the Pacific
An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Format: Book
Description: 283 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24cm
"The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery-and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A global race -- Dream team -- Navidad -- A disappearance -- Mar abierto -- The tiny islands -- "The island of the thieves" -- The far side of the world -- Vuelta -- Fall from glory -- Survival and revenge -- At the Spanish court -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Legazpi, Miguel López de, 1510?-1572 -- Friends and associates.
Martín, Lope.
Pilots and pilotage -- Biography.
Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
Philippines -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Barra de Navidad (Mexico) -- History, Naval.
Legazpi, Miguel López de, 1510?-1572 -- Friends and associates.
Martín, Lope.
Pilots and pilotage -- Biography.
Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
Philippines -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Barra de Navidad (Mexico) -- History, Naval.
ISBN:
9781328515971
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Exploration Res | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Exploration Res | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.