Description
This groundbreaking historical investigation challenges centuries of accepted knowledge by presenting compelling evidence that Chinese fleets reached the Americas and circumnavigated the globe nearly a century before Columbus and Magellan. The book details the ambitious voyages of the massive Chinese treasure fleet, which set sail in 1421 with the aim of uniting the world. Despite the subsequent political upheaval in China leading to the loss of records and the ships themselves, Menzies argues that these expeditions resulted in the colonization of America and the transplantation of vital global crops. "1421" offers a radical reinterpretation of world exploration and the early history of the Americas, demanding a reconception of our understanding of global discovery.
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paperback
Bantam
Published Jan 1, 2003
ISBN: 9780552212359
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
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