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100	1		_aMenzies, Gavin. _9774
245	1	0	_a1421 : _bthe year China discovered America / _cGavin Menzies.
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bW. Morrow, _cc2003.
300			_axix, 552 p., [32] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps ; _c25 cm.
500			_a"This book was originally published in Great Britain in 2002 by Transworld Publishers"--T.p. verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 509-536) and index.
505	0		_aI. 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.
650		0	_aDiscoveries in geography _xChinese. _9775
650		0	_aVoyages around the world. _9776
651		0	_aChina _xHistory _yMing dynasty, 1368-1644. _9777
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2004556241-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2004556241-b.html
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