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The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama Nigel Cliff Reprint edition
The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama
Nigel Cliff
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.
560 pages
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Paperback Book (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado) |
| Publicado | 28 de agosto de 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780061735134 |
| Editores | HarperCollins |
| Páginas | 560 |
| Dimensiones | 135 × 203 × 25 mm · 467 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |
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