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1421

the year China discovered America

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An edition of 1421 (2002)

1421

the year China discovered America

1st Perennial ed.

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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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Perennial
Language
English
Pages
649

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Subjects

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, Asia

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China, America

Times

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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1421: the year China discovered America
2004, Perennial
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1421: the year China discovered America
2003, HarperCollins
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
January 7, 2003, William Morrow
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1421 : The Year China Discovered the World
2002, Transworld/Bantam Press, Bantam Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published in Great Britain by: Transworld Publishers. 2002.

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New York, NY
Other Titles
One thousand four hundred twenty-one, Fourteen twenty-one

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Dewey Decimal Class
910/.951/09024
Library of Congress
G322 .M455 2004, G322.M455 2004

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Pagination
649 p., [32] p. of plates :
Number of pages
649

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OL3323290M
Internet Archive
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006054094X
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2004295381
OCLC/WorldCat
54085582
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2279
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4813

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