{"product_id":"masters-of-the-ocean-sea-andrei-romanov-9789893391020","title":"Masters of the Ocean Sea: The Epic Saga of the Portuguese Explorers Who Redrew the Map of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are taught that the Age of Discovery began with Columbus and ended with Magellan. We were taught wrong. Long before the world's superpowers dared to cross the horizon, a small kingdom on Europe's Atlantic fringe was quietly changing the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasters of the Ocean Sea uncovers the epic saga of the Portuguese explorers who first pushed past the edges of the known map and stitched the globe together by sea. From the windswept shores of Sagres to the spice markets of India, this book restores Portugal to the center of the great age of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured in five parts spanning 1415 to 1560, this narrative history follows eighteen key figures whose lives shaped the modern world. You will journey alongside: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pioneers: Prince Henry the Navigator, Gil Eanes, and Diogo Cão as they challenge the \"Sea of Darkness.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Record-Breakers: Bartolomeu Dias rounding the Cape of Good Hope and Vasco da Gama's hazardous voyage to India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Conquerors: The strategic brilliance of Afonso de Albuquerque and the accidental landfall of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Brazil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Globalizers: The daring world-circling expedition of Ferdinand Magellan and the far-reaching journeys of Fernão Mendes Pinto and Jorge Álvares.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending vivid storytelling with rigorous historical detail, this book traces the evolution of maritime technology and royal policy that enabled the conquest of the Atlantic. Discover the reality behind the lines on a map: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNautical engineering: how advances in shipbuilding, cartography, and celestial navigation turned the ocean into a highway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cost of ambition: the storms, shipwrecks, mutinies, and the human and political price of colonial expansion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal trade routes: how the opening of sea-roads to Africa, Asia, and the Americas triggered the first wave of globalization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a fan of world history, naval warfare, or biographies of famous explorers, Masters of the Ocean Sea offers a sweeping account of how Portuguese ambition and seamanship launched the modern age. Behind every discovery stands a story of courage, greed, faith, and failure. Are you ready to set sail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrei Romanov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9893391024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789893391020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sagres Heritage Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d","brand":"Andrei Romanov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852703674623,"sku":"9789893391020","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masters-of-the-ocean-sea-andrei-romanov-9789893391020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}