They suffered starvation, disease, and torture, and many died, including Magellan, who was violently killed in a fierce battle." Notes on sources, bibliography, index. Three years later they returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying eighteen emaciated men. With a fleet of five ships and more than two hundred men, they had set out in search of the Spice Islands. Most important, they were looking for a passageway, a strait, through the great landmass of the Americas that would lead them to these fabled islands. In 1519 Magellan and his fleet set sail from Seville, Spain, to find a water route to the Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities - cloves, pepper, and nutmeg - flourished. An account of this "groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed many long-held views about the world and the way explorers would henceforth navigate its oceans. Hardcover first edition - First printing. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Book Summary and Study Guide Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Morrow, Oct 2003, 27.95, 458 pp.
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