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Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire by Roger Crowley
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dereksilva's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
3.5
An easy-to-read overview of Portugal's voyages to India and its empire in the Indian Ocean. I think more maps would've made tracking events easier for me and sometimes the descriptions of battles were hard to follow.
I did expect a bit more on how Portugal's empire-building affected other European kingdoms or even the Portuguese populace itself. Instead the book focused almost exclusively on the actions of the Portuguese monarchs, explorers, and seamen.
As for the audiobook, I wish they'd gotten someone who actually spoke Portuguese. The pronunciation of many names was comically bad.
I did expect a bit more on how Portugal's empire-building affected other European kingdoms or even the Portuguese populace itself. Instead the book focused almost exclusively on the actions of the Portuguese monarchs, explorers, and seamen.
As for the audiobook, I wish they'd gotten someone who actually spoke Portuguese. The pronunciation of many names was comically bad.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Murder, and Slavery
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