When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period
《中国粮油书系:中国粮油人物志》指出传统史学注重的是人与人之间的关系。在阶级社会出现后，人与人之间的关系首先表现为阶级关系。政治是阶级斗争的技术，而战争是阶级斗争的表现形式，因而过去所谓的历史，主要是政治史和战争史。受当时政治制度和社会环境的影响，古代史学家或史事记录者大多将其视野专注于帝王将相和英雄人物，所谓英雄造时势或时势造英雄，农业在传统史学中是不受重视的。
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.
