{"product_id":"2940170663118","title":"Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to\u003cbr\u003e circle the Earth-by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, \u003cbr\u003eflying, going into orbit, even by using their own bodily power. The \u003cbr\u003estory begins with the first centuries of circumnavigation, when few \u003cbr\u003esurvived the attempt: in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five \u003cbr\u003eships and two hundred and seventy men, but only one ship and thirty-five men returned, not \u003cbr\u003eincluding Magellan, who died in the Philippines. Starting with these \u003cbr\u003edangerous voyages, Joyce Chaplin takes us on a trip of our own as we \u003cbr\u003etravel with Francis Drake, William Dampier, Louis-Antoine de \u003cbr\u003eBougainville, and James Cook. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually sea travel grew much \u003cbr\u003esafer and passengers came on board. The most famous was Charles Darwin, \u003cbr\u003ebut some intrepid women became circumnavigators too-a Lady Brassey, for \u003cbr\u003eexample. Circumnavigation became a fad, as captured in Jules Verne's \u003cbr\u003eclassic novel, \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce \u003cbr\u003econtinental railroads were built, circumnavigators could traverse sea \u003cbr\u003eand land. Newspapers sponsored racing contests, and people sought ways \u003cbr\u003eto distinguish themselves-by bicycling around the world, for instance, \u003cbr\u003eor by sailing solo. Steamships turned round-the-world travel into\u003cbr\u003e a luxurious experience, as with the tours of Thomas Cook amp; Son. \u003cbr\u003eFamous authors wrote up their adventures, including Mark Twain and Jack \u003cbr\u003eLondon and Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (better known as Nellie Bly). Finally\u003cbr\u003e humans took to the skies to circle the globe in airplanes. Not much \u003cbr\u003elater, Sputnik, Gagarin, and Glenn pioneered a new kind of \u003cbr\u003ecircumnavigation- in orbit. Through it all, the desire to take on\u003cbr\u003e the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and \u003cbr\u003ewomen who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of \u003cbr\u003ethe Earth as home. \u003ci\u003eRound About the Eart\u003c\/i\u003eh is itself a thrilling adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098488422640,"sku":"2940170663118","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170663118_p0.jpg?v=1763809758","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170663118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}