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1421 : the year China discovered America / Gavin Menzies.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060537639
- Physical Description: xix, 552 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : William Morrow, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Great Britain : Transworld Publishers, 2002. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-536) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | I. Imperial China. The Emperor's grand plan -- A thunderbolt strikes -- The fleets set sail -- II. The guiding stars. Rounding the Cape -- The New World -- III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia -- The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands -- The first colony in the Americas -- Colonies in Central America -- V. The voyage of Zhou Wen. Satan's Island -- The treasure fleet runs aground -- Settlement in North America -- Expedition to the North Pole -- VI. The voyage of Yang Qing. Solving the riddle -- VII. Portugal inherits the crown. Where the Earth ends -- Colonizing the New World -- On the shoulders of giants -- Epilogue : the Chinese legacy -- Postscript -- Appendices. Chinese circumnavigation of the world, 1421-3: index of supporting evidence -- Eyewitness diaries -- Key charts -- The determination of longitude. |
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| Subject: | Discoveries in geography > Chinese. Voyages around the world China > History > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | US HISTORY MENZI 2003 (Text) | 33892002398684 | Main Collection | Available | - |
