![]() ![]() ![]() 12,977 Ratings On, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China.Educators should proceed with caution for any classroom use. As detailed inThe Economistand recent headline news, Gavin Menzies (author of1421: The Year China Discovered The World) has recently uncovered a copy of an 18th century map which definitively. 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies 3.61 avg. Note: The works of Gavin Menzies have been heavily scrutinized by scholars and his controversial claims have been seriously questioned. Their journey would last more than two years and circle the globe." (from back cover) Book is highly controversial and relatively unproven. ![]() Their mission was "to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. The ships, huge junks nearly five hundred feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di’s loyal eunuch admirals. On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. Gavin Menzies’s extraordinary findings rewrite history. ![]() "The incredible true story of the discovery of America before Columbus was even born. ![]()
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