When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
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This fascinating book takes an unprecedented look at the dynamic period in China's history—a hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began making their way to the New World—focusing on China's rise as a naval power that literally could have ruled the world. A 1994 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 12 halftone illustrations. 21 linecuts.
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