When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-33 - Hardcover

Levathes, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671701584 ISBN 13: 9780671701581

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Less than 100 years before Columbus and the dawn of the great age of European exploration, from 1405 to 1433, China ruled the world's oceans. This text draws on translations of eye-witness accounts and official Ming histories to depict this time in history.

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Review

Taking the maritime story as her main theme, Levathes presents a fascinating picture of political and court life during the first several reigns of the Ming ... The story Levathes tells so skillfully could scarcely be more timely. (The Washington Post)

Both an eloquent and smooth sail through history, and a reminder the China should have been the world's great imperial power; a glimpse into a shrouded past, and a journey that is astonishing and fun. (Ken Auletta)

About the Author

Louise Levathes was a staff writer for National Geographic for ten years and writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. In 1990, she was a visiting scholar at The Johns Hopkins Center for Chinese and American Studies at Nanjing University, Jiangsu, China. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671701584
• ISBN 13: 9780671701581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256