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1421 : the year China discovered America / Gavin Menzies.

By: Menzies, Gavin.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : William Morrow, c2003Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Description: xix, 552 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0060537639.Subject(s): Discoveries in geography -- China | Voyages around the world | China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 | America -- Exploration | Voyages around the world | China -- HistoryDDC classification: 910.4/1/0951 Summary: Traces the voyage of a Chinese fleet which, in 1421, circumnavigated the globe, discovered America, and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America the principal economic crops that now feed and clothe the world.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-536) and index.

Traces the voyage of a Chinese fleet which, in 1421, circumnavigated the globe, discovered America, and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America the principal economic crops that now feed and clothe the world.

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