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This volume presents the author's assertion that the fleets of Chinese Admiral Zheng visited the Americas prior to European explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, and that this same Chinese fleet circumnavigated the globe a century before the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. The author presents a series of vignettes describing his travels around the globe, examining what he claims is evidence for his "1421 hypothesis", interspersed with speculation and description of the achievements of Admiral Zheng's fleet. "A remarkable journey of discovery that rewrites our understanding of…
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Editions
10 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2008Harper Perennial · 672 pages · 9780061564895
- Paperback · English · 2003Bantam Dell Pub Group · 649 pages · 9780553815221
- Paperback · English · 2003Bantam · 9780552212359
- Paperback · English · 2003HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited · 9780965731287
- Other · English · 2004Harper Perennial · 649 pages · 9780060540944
- Other · English · 2003William Morrow · 576 pages · 9780060537630
ChineseDiscoveries in geographyVoyages around the worldHistoryDiscovery and explorationAntiquitiesChina, history, ming dynasty, 1368-1644America, discovery and exploration
