Product Description
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.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
*If this is not the "
The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by
clicking this link
.
Details were last updated on Dec 28, 2024 05:13 +08.
.
Details were last updated on Dec 28, 2024 05:13 +08.
