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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
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1421. The Year China Discovered America, Gavin Menzies
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- 1421. The Year China Discovered America
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gavin Menzies
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 576
- ISBN10
- 0060537639
- ISBN13
- 9780060537630
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Adventure, Suspense, Asia, China, Seafaring, Treasures, Information, 15th Century, Expeditions and Voyages, Exploratory Journeys, Researchers and Discoverers, Overseas Discoveries
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- 1421-The year China discovered the World
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- 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