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Brett Stortroen

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Minneapolis, The United States

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http://www.bigfaithministries.com

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Brett Stortroen has authored the biographical novel, "Night of the Dragon: The Saga of Saint George" and the non-fiction book, now sold in thirty countries, "Mecca, Muhammad & the Moon God: A Candid Investigation into the Origins of Islam." With a BA and MA in Theological and Historical Studies, he also publishes articles on his web site, bigfaithministries.com. Traveling the world as a telecommunication engineer in the cruise industry, he has been able to incorporate his maritime experiences and historical research into the latest biographical novel series, "The Magellan Chronicles." ...more

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	Mecca, Muhammad & the Moon-god: A Candid Investigation into the Origins of Islam 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night of the Dragon: The Saga of Saint George it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quest for Glory (The Magellan Chronicles Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seas of Conquest (The Magellan Chronicles Book 2) by Brett Stortroen (Goodreads Author), Thomas Nowaczyk (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Longest Voyage (The Magellan Chronicles Book 3) by Brett Stortroen (Goodreads Author), Thomas Nowaczyk (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Magellan Chronicles: A Biographical Novel Series of Ferdinand Magellan

The Longest Voyage (Book 3)

Magellan’s quest to reach the Spice Islands remains undaunted. But on September 20,
1519, he realizes his path will not lead east, under the flag of Portugal and King Manuel, but
to the west, under the flag of Spain and King Charles V.

In preparation for the mission, Magellan enlists a young marine named Antonio Pigafetta,
a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Rh

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A very detailed and well researched account of the second siege of Vienna and how Europe repelled the assault.
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Well researched biography from original sources. I was amazed by the life of Alexander Graham Bell. This would make a great movie or documentary series.
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