Textbooks tell us that it came about as a pdf result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical greece and rome. He lives in north london and travels widely to promote his book. But now bestselling historian gavin menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, chinathen the worlds most technologically advanced civilizationprovided the spark that set the european renaissance ablaze. Gavin menzies had the idea to write his first book after he and his wife marcella visited the forbidden city for their twentyfifth wedding anniversary. Members 1421 by gavin menzies download epub, pdf new. Pages in category pre 1606 contact with australia the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. The year china discovered america, that squadrons from zheng hes. Contents introduction i setting the scene 1 a last voyage.
The year china discovered america by gavin menzies for online ebook. Rowan gavin paton menzies born 14 august 1937 is a british author and retired submarine. Menzies noticed that they kept encountering the year 1421 and, concluding that it must have been an extraordinary year in world history, decided to write a book about everything that happened. Gavin menzies is a retired royal navy submarine commander who was born in china in 1937. Free pdf the lost empire of atlantis menzies gavin william shakespeare media publishing file id ce4192c creator. He is currently one of the worlds most famous if not most controversial amateur historians. Gavin menzies has been a youth and development worker for the city of edinburgh council for over ten years, working in a wide variety of areas including holiday clubs, developing youth centre and school based programmes as well as delivering sports and activities to charities and after school clubs. Gavin menzies, a former british royal navy officer, argues in the bestseller 1421. Gavin menziess extraordinary findings rewrite history. The year china discovered the world gavin menzies isbn. This book is dedicated to my beloved wife, marcella, who has traveled with me on the journeys related in this book and through life. The new earth community portal provides two kinds of networks that are best suited for different intent. The peopling of these great continents by ancient man from around the world has helped to create the great, rich and diverse.
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