voyages around the world

Chronicles Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the glove in the sixteenth century, including first-person accounts previously unavailable in English.

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wagers that he can circle the earth in eighty days; and traveling by steamer, railway, carriage, sledge, and elephant he wins his bet in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes.

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes.

In 1519, after the death of his parents, fourteen-year-old Mateo Mac?as becomes cabin boy to Ferdinand Magellan on a dangerous journey in search of a route to the fabled Spice Islands.

Jesse Martin tells the story of his experiences after setting sail from Melbourne, Australia on December 7, 1998 on his thirty-four foot yacht "Lionheart," to become the youngest person, at the age of eighteen, ever to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.

Eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg embarks on an exciting adventure after accepting a bet at his London club that he can complete a journey around the world in only eighty days.

Jules Verne's classic novel featuring Phileas Fogg, a wealthy gentleman who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in just eighty days; and includes a reading group guide.

An account of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the world in the early 1500s.

Recounts the race between newspaper reporters Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, to travel around the world in eighty days or less on their own in 1889.

Biography of the eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator who is famous for his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.