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Columbus discovered america in 1492, any elementary school student will tell you. From its introduction in 2003, gavin menzies 1421 theory has come under assault. One question perhaps looms largest when approaching the 1421 theory. Gavin menzies explores the history of china and the ambitious voyages of discovery lead by jeng he. I was just wondering if you have read the new book due out this month, june 2008 called 1434 by gavin menzies in which he puts forward a hypthesis that the chinese set off the renaissance by giving their maps, astronomy, and all their knowledge to europe in 1434, and that it is the. The year china discovered america, that squadrons from zheng hes fleets, between 1421 and 1423, did indeed get. Like the olympic spectacular, menzies book celebrates chinese history. This book is dedicated to my beloved wife, marcella. The 1421 research team was set up to receive and disseminate all information gathered via this website.

His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of. Gavin menzies author of 1421 meet your next favorite book. Chiasson mentioned another book 1421 written by gavin menzies, which hypothesised that the chinese sent out huge junks boats in the early 1400s to map the world. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of columbus, dias, cabral and vasco da gama. A detailed reading of the text revealed that the work is a fairtytale and fiction of the worst kind. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy. Jan 08, 2003 columbus discovered america in 1492, any elementary school student will tell you. The writing that seeks to disprove menzies is at least as long as his book. Now, in a controversial sequel, gavin menzies says they also sparked the renaissance. In 1434, gavin menzies combines this longoverdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure. The year china discovered the world which claims that the chinese admiral zheng he discovered america in 1421. The year china discovered america, gavin menzies presents evidence that china not only discovered north and south america before columbus was born, but also rounded the cape of good hope, explored the north and south poles, discovered australia, and circumnavigated the world, visiting every continent except europe. Their mission was to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas.

The year china discovered the world but in the us the book is called 1421. The year china discovered america publishers weekly. Gavin menzies royal navy submarine commanding officer, retired was born in 1937 in china, where he spent the first two years of his life. His thesisthat the chinese discovered the new world in the 1420s, mapped it, and that it was their maps that european explorers used when sailing for the new world including, he argues, columbus. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals. He joined the royal navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. To find out more about what is being done to further gavins work today, please visit the 1421 foundation. He brings the reader aboard the remarkable chinese fleet as it sails from china to cairo and florence, and then back across the world.

The new york times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the. The book has generated more disputation than almost any other recent history book. Rowan gavin paton menzies is a british author and retired submarine lieutenantcommander. Gavin menzies 19372020 was the bestselling author of 1421. Every bookshop in britain is presenting a book called 1434 by gavin menzies as a major history title. Trump cited menzies 1421 book as one of the books he had read that indicated that he understood the chinese. Menzies noticed that they kept encountering the year 1421 and, concluding that it must have been an extraordinary year in world history, decided to write a book about everything that happened in the world in 1421. Menzies, a former submarine commander in the british royal navy, discussed his controversial book 1421. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Gavin menzies has spun a fantastical and interesting tale out of the very real events surrounding the massive chinese treasure fleets of 1421. Gavin menzies and the chinese discovery of america. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance by gavin menzies harpercollins is available from telegraph books for. Nov 25, 2003 gavin menzies would have us believe that he is a multitalented naval commander who has taught himself all about early maps, ancient voyages and numerous other esoteric studies. Sensacyjna rekonstrukcja podrozy chinskiego kolumba, magellana i cooka. Gavin menzies has now written another book called 1434 due to be published this month june 2008. The year china discovered the world has sold 1 million copies in. His ideas have been profiled in the new york times, new york times magazine, and wall street journal, and he has lectured at the library of congress washington, d. The year china discovered the world by gavin menziesbuy.

Gavin menzies, a former british royal navy officer, argues in the bestseller 1421. The chinese carried with them silks, fine porcelain, and thousands of slave girls who eventually melded. In his follow up book 1434 he claims that the european renaissance was sparked by the chinese. The new york times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the european renaissance to chinese exploration in the fifteenth century. The result of fifteen years research, 1421 is gavin menzies enthralling account of the voyage of the chinese fleet, the remarkable discoveries he made and the persuasive evidence to support them. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Sep 08, 2008 every bookshop in britain is presenting a book called 1434 by gavin menzies as a major history title. The book focuses on the proposition of a new theory suggesting that chinese mercenaries were able to travel as far as the americas in the 1400s, thus discovering america before columbus.

The peopling of these great continents by ancient man from around the world has helped to create the great, rich and diverse. But an amateur historian says chinese beat him to it in 1421. When china discovered the world examines the theories outlined by gavin menzies in his book 1421. Gavin menzies paperback june 3, 2008 on march 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from china to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas. Aug 01, 2008 his first book claimed that the chinese discovered america. If the chinese had a presence in the americas prior to christopher columbus, then why isnt their mark left indelibly. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance p. His first book claimed that the chinese discovered america. To find out more about what is being done to further gavins work today, please visit the 1421 foundation blog gavin menzies. Subsequent media coverage has failed to accurately present to the public the large body of evidence that menzies claim is a fabrication, without any basis in fact. The year china discovered america gavin menzies, author. I have just began reading 1421 and have been surprised at the information concerning the chinese knowledge of the world and the influence of chinese maps on the journeys of european explorers. It was set up in 2002 and for 18 years served as a focal point for ongoing research into precolumbian exploration of the world. Review of 1421, the year china discovered america rpgnet.

Home gavin menziesgavin menzies who discovered america. The year china discovered america paperback june 3, 2008. Greatly expanding on the blockbuster 1421 gavin menzies and his coauthor ian hudson uncover the complete untold history of how mankind came to populate the americas by multiple sea voyages, over several millenia. I detail some of the outrageous fiction perpetrated within the volume. Gavin menzies is the globally bestselling author of 1421.

Rowan gavin paton menzies is a british author and retired submarine lieutenantcommander who has written books promoting claims. Gavin menzies had the idea to write his first book after he and his wife marcella visited the forbidden city for their twentyfifth wedding anniversary. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The year china discovered the world, which has become a bestseller in the united kingdom. The return of gavin menzies a reader wrote me in june. The year china discovered the world bantam new edition by menzies, gavin isbn. The precolumbian discovery of the american continent by muslim seafarers fuat sezgin the question of a possible precolumbian discovery of the americas has been pondered by many scholars throughout the second half of the 20th century. The year china discovered the world, in which he asserts that the fleets of chinese admiral zheng he visited the americas prior to european explorer christopher columbus in 1492, and that the same fleet. Gavin menzies would have us believe that he is a multitalented naval commander who has taught himself all about early maps, ancient voyages and numerous other esoteric studies. Nprs bob edwards talks to gavin menzies, author of. The year china discovered the world menzies claimed chinese admiral zheng he had circumnavigated the globe, in the process discovering most of the world. The brilliance of the renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world.