1434 : : THE YEAR A MAGNIFICIENT CHINESE FLEET SAILED TO ITALY AND IGNITED THE RENAISSANCE
The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--th...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
MENZIES, GAVIN
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
WILLIAM MORROW
2008
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