The year china discovered the world has recently uncovered a copy of an 18th century map which definitively records the exploits of a chinese explorer whose fleets roamed the oceans between 1405 and 1435. The year china discovered the world by menzies, gavin. The result of fifteen years research, 1421 is gavin menzies enthralling account of the voyage of the chinese fleet, the remarkable discoveries he made and the persuasive evidence to support them. The book 1421 presents historical evidence and maps that support gavin menzies thesis that ming chinese fleets had sailed the world. Who discovered america the untold history of the peopling. The year china discovered the world english edition. The new york times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the. The year china discovered america by gavin menzies in chm, epub, txt download ebook. From gavin menzies, the author of the blockbuster new york times bestseller 1421, comes a revolutionary new account of how the first humans came to north and south america. Click download or read online button to get 1421 book now. In this book gavin menzies, a british submarine captain puts forward the claim. Gavin menzies londres, reino unido, 1937 foi oficial comandante submarinista reformado da marinha britanica.
The year china discovered america by gavin menzies. Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian gavin menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the americasoffering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in who discovered america. When elizabeth grice interviewed him in these pages recently, he seemed untroubled by the fact that when he published. This new york times bestseller makes the fascinating argument that the chinese discovered the americas a full 70 years before columbus. Rowan gavin paton menzies born 14 august 1937 is a british author and retired submarine.
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The year china discovered the world by gavin menzies 1mar2003 paperback on. I have just began reading 1421 and have been surprised at the information concerning the chinese knowledge of the world and the influence of chinese maps on the journeys of european explorers. On march 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from china to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect. Gavin menzies is married with two daughters and lives in north london. The year china discovered the world english edition ebook. On 8 march 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from china. The year china discovered america, gavin menzies was born in 1937 and lived in china for two years before the second world war. Gavin menzies, a former british royal navy officer, argues in the bestseller 1421. In 1434, gavin menzies offers a stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence on the european renaissance, tracing its roots to china. He brings the reader aboard the remarkable chinese fleet as it sails from china to cairo and florence, and then back across the world. The year china discovered the world by gavin menzies here is a quick description and cover image of book 1421. Gavin menzies had the idea to write his first book after he and his wife marcella visited the forbidden city for their twentyfifth wedding anniversary. Alistouse na marinha britanica em 1953 e serviu em varios submarinos entre 1959 e 1970. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook.
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The year china discovered the world written by gavin menzies which was published in 200211. Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian gavin menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the americaso. A groundbreaking history that upends our understanding of ancient america. In 1434, gavin menzies combines this longoverdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure. The year china discovered the world by gavin menzies 1mar2003 paperback. Since leaving the royal navy, he has returned to china and the far east many times, and in the course of researching 1421 he has visited 120 countries, over 900 museums and libraries and every major sea port of the late middle ages. Aug 01, 2008 menzies, 71, could have anointed his bruises, pulled up his stumps and gone to live in venice on the proceeds of 1421, satisfied that his revisionist view of history had at least got a good airing. While the book 1434 presents evidence and historical documents to support to an alternate route of transfer of the technological and intellectual knowledge of the more advanced empire of ming in china to the. If the chinese had a presence in the americas prior to christopher columbus, then why isnt their mark left indelibly on the face of american civilization. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of emperor zhu dis loyal eunuch admirals.
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