1421: The Year China Discovered the World

By Gavin Menzies

Book Overview

On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas. When the fleet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593050789
• ISBN13: 9780593050781
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 9.5" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

1421 to Fusang!!

Gavin writes this book to point out the year China discovered America with support of evidence. It is from his perspective as a former submarine commander, not a historian nor scholar, and it rocks the boat of classic notion that Columbus discovered America myth. He was attacked by intellectual thugs but he keeps on his endeavor in this aspect, especially with the book: Who Discovered America? It is wonderful to check out the Oracle Bone writing of Shang Dynasty on many Native American rock arts and I witnessed many. Native Americans claimed Hopi and many other tribes met the two representatives from Chinese emperor Greater Yu to survey the world! This book is a good orientation to that research. Enjoy!

Challenging opinions.

This book explores the talents of the Chinese, a nation that for many years has been hidden. Few books are written about China's history, but Gavin has pieced together the events of China discovery and exploration of the world. No doubt this book will challenge many people's ideas about early exploration, but at the the same time enough facts are given to substiantiate this tremendous effort of discovery. This is a well written book that is easy to read, but could benefit from additional charts and explanations.