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The Last Crusade

The Last Crusade - Paperback

by Nigel Cliff
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nigel CliffPublish date:2012-08-28Pages:560
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780061735134ISBN-10:61735132UPC:9780061735134Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Expeditions & Discoveries, Europe, AsiaBook Topic:Spain, SouthSize:8.26 x 5.17 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.03Product ID:SC675V8V5M
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780061735134ISBN-10:61735132UPC:9780061735134Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Expeditions & Discoveries, Europe, AsiaBook Topic:Spain, SouthSize:8.26 x 5.17 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.03Product ID:SC675V8V5M
Cliff, Nigel: -

Nigel Cliff is a historian, biographer, and translator. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots, was a finalist for the National Award for Arts Writing and was chosen as one of the Washington Post's best books of the year. His second book, The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama, was a New York Times Notable Book. His most recent book is a translation and edition of The Travels by Marco Polo. A former film and theater critic for the London Times and contributor to The Economist, he writes for a range of publications, including the New York Times Book Review. A Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, he lives in London.

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