1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies

1421: The Year China Discovered the World

Gavin Menzies

656 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end o...

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