Abby (16) will ihren grossen Traum verwirklichen: Mit ihrem Boot "Wild Eyes" startet sie 2010 von Kalifornien aus allein zu einer Weltumsegelung. Sie beobachtet spielende Delphine und geniesst die Freiheit und Weite des Meeres. Mehrmals jedoch entgeht sie nur knapp dem Tod. Im I…
"The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818 Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov - diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire and gambler. His quest to plant Russian colonies…
"Before Captain Cook's three voyages, to Europeans the globe was uncertain and dangerous: after, it was comprehensible and ordered. Written as a conceptual field guide to the voyages, Longitude and Empire offers a significant rereading of both the expeditions and modern politica…
Prior histories of the first Spanish mariners to circumnavigate the globe in the sixteenth century have focused on Ferdinand Magellan and the other illustrious leaders of these daring expeditions. Harry Kelsey's masterfully researched study is the first to concentrate on the hit…
