1421, The Year China Discovered the World
(Sprache: Englisch)
The explosive and bestselling true story of the extraordinary sea voyage that rewrote history...
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The explosive and bestselling true story of the extraordinary sea voyage that rewrote history...
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Compelling evidence that the Chinese were the first great maritime explorers -- not the Europeans. Rewrite the history books! In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly 500 feet long and built from the finest teak, 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 whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last over two years and circle the globe.
When they returned, Zhu Di had lost power and China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world. The great ships rotted and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. They had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia 350 years before Cook, and solved the problem of longitude 300 years before the Europeans.
In this fascinating historical detective story, Gavin Menzies shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence supporting them.
Autoren-Porträt von Gavin Menzies
Autoren-Porträt von Gavin Menzies
Gavin Menzies, geboren 1937, lebte bis zum Ausbruch desZweiten Weltkrieges mit seinen Eltern in China. 1959 trat er in die Royal Navyein und war von 1968 bis 1970 U-Boot-Kommandant. Nach seiner Dienstzeit hieltsich Menzies wiederholt in Ostasien auf. Die Recherchen für dieses Buch führtenihn in 120 Länder, in über 900 Museen und Bibliotheken. Gavin Menzies lebt in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Gavin Menzies
- 2003, 688 Seiten, Masse: 12,9 x 19,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bantam Books
- ISBN-10: 0553815229
- ISBN-13: 9780553815221
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Englisch
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"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
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