1421
The Year China Discovered The World
$29.60
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2003
Summary
The explosive and bestselling true story of the extraordinary sea voyage that rewrote history…
On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di’s loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was ‘to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas’ and unite the world in Confucian harmony.
Their journey would last for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553815221 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553815229 |
| Author: | Gavin Menzies |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 550g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 45mm |
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Menzies has come up with something entirely new… it is a startling claim
Menzies has come up with something entirely new… it is a startling claim * Guardian *Exhaustively researched… an intriguing and highly persuasive thesis, told with passion and energy * Evening Standard *Popular history at its best * The Times *A book as engrossing as any adventure story * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Gavin Menzies
Gavin Menzies (Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, retired) was born in 1937 in China, where he spent the first two years of his life. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of Columbus, Dias, Cabral and Vasco da Gama. When in command of HMS Rorqual (1968-1970), he sailed the routes pioneered by Magellan and Captain Cook. Since leaving the Royal Navy, he has returned to China and the Far East many times, and in the course of researching 1421 he has visited 120 countries, over 900 museums and libraries and every major sea port of the late Middle Ages.
Gavin Menzies is married with two daughters and lives in North London.
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