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The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco Da Gama
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ISBN10: 0061735132
ISBN13: 9780061735134
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Aug 28 2012
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.98 Width: 5.17 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780061735134
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Aug 28 2012
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.98 Width: 5.17 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama'spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam--a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Galileo'sDaughter, and Atlantic, this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama's voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama's footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.
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