Title: Truth Stranger than Fiction
Product review: Another example of how your history teacher lied to you - or at least, left out a whole lot of stuff. Amazingly, everyone has heard of Magellan, but I would be willing to bet that few people know more than "he circumnavigated the world" - a statement that is technically false, since he actually died about halfway through the voyage. Anyway, a great read - portions of this book are mystifying, as if you are reading Gulliver's Travels or some other old fiction. The ignorance of the Europeans during the Age of Discovery is willful and tragic. Still, you can't deny that Magellan opened up the modern world and destroyed ancient perceptions.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
