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[A] taut reconstruction of the first recorded west-to-east crossing of the Pacific. --New Yorker A historian, sailor, and master storyteller, Andres Resendez pilots us brilliantly through the intricacies of long-distance Pacific navigation during the last decades of the Age of Discovery. His mesmerizing account of momentous deep-water voyages involving weeks out of sight of land is a masterpiece of detailed historical inquiry and writing. I couldn't put it down. --Brian Fagan, author of The Little Ice Age and Beyond the Blue Horizon [Resendez] makes the details fascinating and compelling. Readers of sailing and adventure stories will find this true account both enlightening and exciting. --Booklist (starred review) A pacey account [of] a triumph of seamanship over wind and water. And credit for it, Mr. Resendez shows persuasively, rests with a brilliant pilot whose role has long been neglected. --Wall Street Journal Andres Resendez's Conquering the Pacific is a masterwork of narrative and conception. Resendez magically transforms dogged archival research into a sweeping vision of the past, capturing the grandest of epochs--of sail, of discovery, of conquest, of slavery and the beginning of globalization--in the thrilling life of a heretofore anonymous master and commander. A riveting tour-de-force. --Greg Gradnin, Pultizer Prize-winning author of The End of the Myth and Empire's Workshop At once learned and lively, Conquering the Pacific is a remarkable journey of discovery. Conquering the Pacific has it all: a covert mission, mutiny and swordplay on the high seas, and a dynamic lead role in Lope Martin, the courageous and heroic Afro-Portuguese navigator. The crisp narrative whirls like a gyre, transporting readers to previously unknown seas and shores. A vital, captivating read. --Buddy Levy, author of Labyrinth of Ice Riveting...Enlivened by lucid explanations of navigational techniques, larger-than-life characters, and colorful anecdotes from the age of exploration, this is a rip-roaring maritime adventure. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

[Resendez] makes the details fascinating and compelling. Readers of sailing and adventure stories will find this true account both enlightening and exciting. --Booklist (starred review) A pacey account [of] a triumph of seamanship over wind and water. And credit for it, Mr. Resendez shows persuasively, rests with a brilliant pilot whose role has long been neglected. --Wall Street Journal Andres Resendez's Conquering the Pacific is a masterwork of narrative and conception. Resendez magically transforms dogged archival research into a sweeping vision of the past, capturing the grandest of epochs--of sail, of discovery, of conquest, of slavery and the beginning of globalization--in the thrilling life of a heretofore anonymous master and commander. A riveting tour-de-force. --Greg Gradnin, Pultizer Prize-winning author of The End of the Myth and Empire's Workshop At once learned and lively, Conquering the Pacific is a remarkable journey of discovery. Conquering the Pacific has it all: a covert mission, mutiny and swordplay on the high seas, and a dynamic lead role in Lope Martin, the courageous and heroic Afro-Portuguese navigator. The crisp narrative whirls like a gyre, transporting readers to previously unknown seas and shores. A vital, captivating read. --Buddy Levy, author of Labyrinth of Ice Riveting...Enlivened by lucid explanations of navigational techniques, larger-than-life characters, and colorful anecdotes from the age of exploration, this is a rip-roaring maritime adventure. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A pacey account [of] a triumph of seamanship over wind and water. And credit for it, Mr. Resendez shows persuasively, rests with a brilliant pilot whose role has long been neglected. - Wall Street Journal Riveting...Enlivened by lucid explanations of navigational techniques, larger-than-life characters, and colorful anecdotes from the age of exploration, this is a rip-roaring maritime adventure. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Resendez] makes the details fascinating and compelling. Readers of sailing and adventure stories will find this true account both enlightening and exciting. - Booklist (starred review) Andres Resendez's Conquering the Pacific is a masterwork of narrative and conception. Resendez magically transforms dogged archival research into a sweeping vision of the past, capturing the grandest of epochs-of sail, of discovery, of conquest, of slavery and the beginning of globalization-in the thrilling life of a heretofore anonymous master and commander. A riveting tour-de-force. - Greg Grandin, Pultizer Prize-winning author of The End of the Myth and Empire's Workshop At once learned and lively, Conquering the Pacific is a remarkable journey of discovery. Conquering the Pacific has it all: a covert mission, mutiny and swordplay on the high seas, and a dynamic lead role in Lope Martin, the courageous and heroic Afro-Portuguese navigator. The crisp narrative whirls like a gyre, transporting readers to previously unknown seas and shores. A vital, captivating read. - Buddy Levy, author of Labyrinth of Ice A historian, sailor, and master storyteller, Andres Resendez pilots us brilliantly through the intricacies of long-distance Pacific navigation during the last decades of the Age of Discovery. His mesmerizing account of momentous deep-water voyages involving weeks out of sight of land is a masterpiece of detailed historical inquiry and writing. I couldn't put it down. - Brian Fagan, author of The Little Ice Age and Beyond the Blue Horizon [A] taut reconstruction of the first recorded west-to-east crossing of the Pacific. - New Yorker

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ANDRÉS RESÉNDEZ’s most recent book, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the 2017 Bancroft Prize. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, a current Carnegie fellow, and an avid sailor.  

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