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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First UK Edition

Topic: History

Genre: History

Intended Audience: Adults

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Book Title: 1421 - the Year China Discovered the World

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Item Height: 5.2 cm

Item Width: 24.2 cm

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ISBN: 9780593050781

Publication Year: 2002

Type: Textbook

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publication Name: 1421: the Year China Discovered the World

Author: Gavin Menzies

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Subject: Geography & Geosciences, History

Item Weight: 1011g

Number of Pages: 544 Pages

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On 8 February 1421 the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, 500 foot long junks made from the finest teak and mahogany, were led by 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 whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last over two years and circle the entire globe. hen they returned Zhu Di had fallen from power and China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world it had so recently embraced. The great ships rotted at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. They has also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia three hundred and fifty years before Cook and solved the problem of longitude three hundred years before the Europeans. avin Menzies has spent fifteen years tracing the astonishing voyages of the Chinese fleet. Now, in a fascinating historical detective story, he shares the remarkable account of his

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Transworld Publishers Ltd

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Gavin Menzies

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1421: the Year China Discovered the World

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Hardcover

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English

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Geography & Geosciences, History

Publication Year

2002

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Textbook

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544 Pages

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1011g

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