02736cam a22003855a 4500 13225669 AUA.1 20130703183251.0 030605r20032002nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 2004556241 0060537639 (OCoLC)ocm51318605 CO2 CO2 KLG KUT UOK DLC lccopycat a-cc--- G 322 .M46 2003 910.4/1 21 Menzies, Gavin. 774 1421 : the year China discovered America / Gavin Menzies. 1st U.S. ed. New York, NY : W. Morrow, c2003. xix, 552 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. "This book was originally published in Great Britain in 2002 by Transworld Publishers"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-536) and index. I. Imperial China. The Emperor's grand plan -- A thunderbolt strikes -- The fleets set sail -- II. The guiding stars. Rounding the Cape -- The New World -- III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia -- The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands -- The first colony in the Americas -- Colonies in Central America -- V. The voyage of Zhou Wen. Satan's Island -- The treasure fleet runs aground -- Settlement in North America -- Expedition to the North Pole -- VI. The voyage of Yang Qing. Solving the riddle -- VII. Portugal inherits the crown. Where the Earth ends -- Colonizing the New World -- On the shoulders of giants -- Epilogue : the Chinese legacy -- Postscript -- Appendix 1. Chinese circumnavigation of the world, 1421-3 : index of supporting evidence -- Appendix 2. Eyewitness diaries -- Appendix 3. Key charts describing the first navigation of the world -- Appendix 4. The determination of longitude by the Chinese in the early fifteenth century. Discoveries in geography Chinese. 775 Voyages around the world. 776 China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. 777 Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2004556241-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2004556241-b.html 0 ibc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK G 322 .M46 2003 202 202 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2011-06-24 Donation, Dr. Jan Paulsen 25.00 AUA000221 G 322 .M455 2003 AUA000221 2011-06-24 00:00:00 25.00 2011-06-24 BOOK