The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. Updated with thrilling new discoveries for the paperback.
Gavin Menzies Books
August 14, 1937 – April 12, 2020
A former British submarine commander and amateur historian, this author delves into unconventional historical narratives, challenging established timelines and origins. His work proposes that significant global discoveries and cultural movements originated from civilizations beyond the typical Western-centric view. He prompts readers to question accepted historical accounts by exploring intriguing alternative theories. The author's distinctive approach aims to uncover overlooked aspects of history and reshape our understanding of past events.
Who Discovered America?
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Combining in-depth research with an adventurer's spirit to present a radical rethinking and new revelations relating to the Beringia theory of how humans discovered, explored, and settled the American continent.
1434
The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world.
In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries.
1434. El Año en que una flota china llego a Italia e inicio el Renacimiento
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Tras el inmenso éxito de 1421, su autor nos ofrece otra asombrosa revisión de la historia con nuevas pruebas que sitúan las raíces del Renacimiento en los viajes de exploración chinos del siglo XV.
On 3/8/1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" & unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. When it returned in 10/1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political & economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings. Most records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus & had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. Also concealed was how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans & transplanted in America & other countries the principal economic crops that have fed & clothed the world. Unveiling incontrovertible evidence of these astonishing voyages, "1421" rewrites our understanding of history. Our knowledge of world exploration as it's been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this landmark work of historical investigation.
