Last Crusade, The

von Nigel Cliff

570 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama’spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam—a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Galileo’sDaughter, and Atlantic, this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama’s voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama’s footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.

• Reihe: Harper Perennial
• ISBN: 9780061735134
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2024
• Größe: 210 x 136 mm
• Verlag: HarperCollins