When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
by Louise Levathes
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Author: Louise LevathesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-01-09
ISBN: 0195112075
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Summary: 5 Stars
Congratulations to Louise Levathes great book! Reading this book is sweet delectation. Levathes exceptional book takes the reader back to the early days of the Ming Dynasty, when people from all over the world (the Middle East, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa) visited and paid tribute to the "Son of Heaven," the Emperor of China. This book reads like a luscious dream, and made all the more exciting by the fact that the characters are real. Her arguments are also sound, and it is quite possible that China did visit Australia way before the Europeans, or landed in Central or South America in the B.C. and early Christian era. The history represented in this book is fascinating, and will capture the reader at once. When the Emperor dies, and the great navigator of the seas, Zheng He (Columbus, Magellan, and Cook all rolled into one) dies, the reader feels so deeply, and feels kind of melancholy. When the dynasty is overrun by Mongol threats, and the Emperor faces Heaven's challenge to his rule, it makes for such sublime drama that is unparalleled in fiction. My great congratulations to Levathes.
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