1421 The Year China Discovered America

"With verve and unflagging conviction, Gavin Menzies advances a thesis that, if proved, would fundamentally rewrite the history of 15th-century maritime exploration....But what is the proof? Ay, there's the rub...Menzies is at his best retelling the story of the Ming seafarers, notably the remarkable Zheng He. The narrative of court life, political and sexual, and of naval adventures runs through the first quarter of the book, a good example of vivid popular history. But then he proceeds to sail over the edge of recorded knowledge...."Menzies, Gavin is the author of '1421 The Year China Discovered America', published 2003 under ISBN 9780060537630 and ISBN 0060537639.