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October 3, 2007
Over the Edge of the World
The other day at Costco I picked up a copy of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, and it became my reading on the ferry.
It was good, though at times a bit dryer than I'd have liked - the research was solid, the writing crisp, and the subject matter interesting, though not as fascinating as I'd have hoped. The author (or maybe it was an editing decision) was a bit inconsistent in terms of which side-stories he chose to explore, and there were more than a couple that I would have liked deeper exploration of.
Overall, though, a worthwhile read.
Posted by dberger at October 3, 2007 5:09 PM