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Holiday books - history38 NoosesThe Black CountIron Curtain'The Last Lion'The Liberator'Round About the Earth'The Story of America

<strong>Round About the Earth</strong><br>

<strong>Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit</strong><br>

<strong>Joyce E. Chaplin</strong><br>

Simon & Schuster, $35<br>

This compelling history tracks the many brave souls who attempted to travel around the Earth, from early explorers like Magellan and Cook through the technologically dizzying present day.<br>

'Round About the Earth'

( Simon & Schuster )

Round About the Earth
Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit
Joyce E. Chaplin
Simon & Schuster, $35
This compelling history tracks the many brave souls who attempted to travel around the Earth, from early explorers like Magellan and Cook through the technologically dizzying present day.

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