The Voyages and Adventures of Vasco Da Gama
Author: George Makepeace Towle
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Published: 1878
Total Pages: 326
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Author: George Makepeace Towle
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Published: 1878
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George M. Towle
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-31
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780260043702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Voyages and Adventures of Vasco Da Gama T is the purpose of the author, in this and the succeeding volumes of the Heroes of His tory series, to present, in as interesting a way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Published: 2023
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ISBN-13: 9788121291156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George M. Towle
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Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9780243723744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nigel Cliff
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-09-06
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 0061735124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sweeping historical epic and a radical new interpretation of Vasco da Gama’s groundbreaking voyages, seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies and, with it, access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history. The little ships were pushed beyond their limits, and their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, their greatest enemy was neither nature nor even the sheer dread of venturing into unknown worlds that existed on maps populated by coiled, toothy sea monsters. With bloodred Crusader crosses emblazoned on their sails, the explorers arrived in the heart of the Muslim East at a time when the old hostilities between Christianity and Islam had risen to a new level of intensity. In two voyages that spanned six years, Vasco da Gama would fight a running sea battle that would ultimately change the fate of three continents. An epic tale of spies, intrigue, and treachery; of bravado, brinkmanship, and confused and often comical collisions between cultures encountering one another for the first time; Holy War also offers a surprising new interpretation of the broad sweep of history. Identifying Vasco da Gama’s arrival in the East as a turning point in the centuries-old struggle between Islam and Christianity—one that continues to shape our world—Holy War reveals the unexpected truth that both Vasco da Gama and his archrival, Christopher Columbus, set sail with the clear purpose of launching a Crusade whose objective was to reach the Indies; seize control of its markets in spices, silks, and precious gems from Muslim traders; and claim for Portugal or Spain, respectively, all the territories they discovered. Vasco da Gama triumphed in his mission and drew a dividing line between the Muslim and Christian eras of history—what we in the West call the medieval and the modern ages. Now that the world is once again tipping back East, Holy War offers a key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries resurgent today.
Author: Public School Library (Adrian, Mich.)
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 566
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Published: 1882
Total Pages: 1010
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry E. J. Stanley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-03-15
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780364599952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Three Voyages of Vasco De Gama, and His Viceroyalty: From the Lendas Da India of Gaspar Corrèa The account here given of Vasco da Gama's voyages is taken from Gaspar Correa's Lendas da India, and is entirely new; for Correa's work, which has only been printed within the last ten years, enters into much more detail than the other chroniclers, fre quently differs from them, and has not been made use of by the great majority of the historians who wrote subsequently to him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.