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Laurence Bergreen (born Feb 4, 1950) is a historian and biographer living in New York City. His books have been published in more than twenty languages worldwide. Bergreen's biographies have received numerous awards and he has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek and Esquire. He taught at The New School in New York, and served as Assistant to the President of The Paley Center for Media. Bergreen frequently lectures at major universities and symposiums, and is a Featured Historian for The History Channel.

In 2007, Bergreen was asked by NASA to name some geological features surrounding the Victoria crater on Mars, based on places Ferdinand Magellan visited and inspired by Bergreen's narrative history, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, (HarperCollins, 2003). In 2008, Bergreen was a keynote speaker at NASA's 50th anniversary event in Washington, D.C.. He is currently at work on an account of the four voyages of Christopher Columbus. In September 2010, Bergreen will be a guest lecturer for the opening of the map exhibition, "Strait Through: Magellan to Cook and the Pacific" at Princeton University.

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Total Books: 59
In Search of a Kingdom Francis Drake Elizabeth I and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
Casanova The World of a Seductive Genius
2018 - Casanova the World of a Seductive Genius (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781476716503
ISBN-10: 1476716501
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Over the Edge of the World
2015 - Over the Edge of the World (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781626721203
ISBN-10: 1626721203
Genre: Children's Books
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Columbus The Four Voyages 14921504
2012 - Columbus the Four Voyages 14921504 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143122104
ISBN-10: 014312210X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Columbus The Four Voyages
2011 - Columbus the Four Voyages [Large Print] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781410441157
ISBN-10: 1410441156
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Marco Polo   Bergreen Laurence
2009 - Marco Polo Bergreen Laurence [Paperback - Mar 05, 2009] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781847247674
ISBN-10: 1847247679
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu
2008 - Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781400078806
ISBN-10: 1400078806
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 4

Over the Edge of the World  Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
2004 - Over the Edge of the World Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780060936389
ISBN-10: 006093638X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Travel
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Oltre i confini del mondo La storia di Ferdinando Magellano e della prima straordinaria circumnavigazione della terra
Voyage to Mars NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth
Voyage to Mars
2000 - Voyage to Mars (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9781565114043
ISBN-10: 1565114043
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Louis Armstrong
1998 - Louis Armstrong (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780006387909
ISBN-10: 000638790X
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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CAPONE THE MAN AND THE ERA
1996 - Capone the Man and the Era (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780684824475
ISBN-10: 0684824477
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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As Thousands Cheer The Life of Irving Berlin
Capone  The Man and the Era
1994 - Capone the Man and the Era (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780671744564
ISBN-10: 0671744569
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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As Thousands Cheer Biography of Irving Berlin
1991 - As Thousands Cheer Biography of Irving Berlin [Coronet Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780340553404
ISBN-10: 0340553405
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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James Agee A Life
1985 - James Agee a Life (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140080643
ISBN-10: 0140080643
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Look Now Pay Later The Rise of Network Broadcasting
1981 - Look Now Pay Later the Rise of Network Broadcasting (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780451619662
ISBN-10: 0451619668
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Louis Armstrong An Extravagant Life
Louis Armstrong an Extravagant Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780002557726
ISBN-10: 000255772X
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

THE QUEST FOR MARS NASA SCIENTISTS AND THEIR SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH
Magallanes Hasta Los Confines de La Tierra
Magallanes Hasta Los Confines De La Tierra [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788408051565
ISBN-10: 8408051563
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
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