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Author : George Makepeace Towle
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Explorers
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Author : Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521646291
Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
Author : Tony Napoli
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 12,45 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781598451276
"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Matthew Tyson Yates
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 2004
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Vasco da Gama, 1469-1524, Portuguese navigator.
Author : Nigel Cliff
Publisher : Atlantic
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 41,45 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 9781848870192
Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2020
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ISBN : 9788121240727
Author : Alvaro Velho
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,15 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Africa
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Author : Nigel Cliff
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 11,33 MB
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0061735124
A 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 : Vasco Da Gama
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9004176438
The voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (1497-1499) was one of the seminal events of the Renaissance period. An anonymous Journal kept by a member of his fleet has long served as the main documentary source for accounts of this voyage. Strangely, there has only been one English translation of this important document, published more than a century ago. This book provides a new, updated English translation of the Journal with extensive editorial notes and appendices which encompass and reflect changes in the historiography over the last century on Vasco da Gama and his first voyage. In doing so, it examines initial Portuguese impressions when confronted by the cultures of Africa and India during this period.
Author : Richard Worth
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1438148704
Presents the life of the famous Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama, and also describes his impact on world events during the 16th century.