1421
The Year China Discovered the World
by Gavin Menzies
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This volume presents the author's assertion that the fleets of Chinese Admiral Zheng visited the Americas prior to European explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, and that this same Chinese fleet circumnavigated the globe a century before the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. The author presents a series of vignettes describing his travels around the globe, examining what he claims is evidence for his "1421 hypothesis", interspersed with speculation and description of the achievements of Admiral Zheng's fleet.
"A remarkable journey of discovery that rewrites our understanding of history"--Jacket.
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Chinese, Discoveries in geography, Voyages around the world, History, Discovery and exploration, Antiquities, China, history, ming dynasty, 1368-1644, America, discovery and exploration, Ontdekkingsreizen, Travel, Wereldreizen, Exploration, Historia, Découvertes géographiques chinoises, Voyages autour du monde, Histoire, Découverte et exploration chinoises, AsiaTimes
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1421: The Year China Discovered America (P.S.)
June 3, 2008, Harper Perennial
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in English
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
January 6, 2004, Harper Perennial
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in English
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1421: the year China discovered America
2004, Perennial
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
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1421: El A~no En Que China Descubrio El Nuevo Mundo (Huellas Perdidas)
January 2003, Grijalbo
Hardcover
in Spanish
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1421: The Year China Discovered the World
2003, Bantam Dell Pub Group
Paperback
in English
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
January 7, 2003, William Morrow
Hardcover
in English
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
January 7, 2003, William Morrow
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1421: the year China discovered America
2003, HarperCollins
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1421 : The Year China Discovered America
2003, HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited
Paperback
in English
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1421: The Year China Discovered the World
2003, Bantam, Bantam Books
Paperback
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1421: El Ano En Que China Descubrio El Mu (Huella Per)
June 30, 2003, Grijalbo Mondadori Sa
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in Spanish
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1421 : The Year China Discovered the World
2002, Transworld/Bantam Press, Bantam Books
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