Author: Nigel CliffPublisher: Atlantic
ISBN: 9781848870192
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.
The Last Crusade
Author: Nigel CliffPublisher: Atlantic
ISBN: 9781848870192
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.
The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama
Author: Sanjay SubrahmanyamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
Vasco da Gama
Author: Tony NapoliPublisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781598451276
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama, 1497-1499
Author: Alvaro VelhoThe Voyages and Adventures of Vasco Da Gama
Author: George Makepeace TowlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Holy War
Author: Nigel CliffPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061735124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A sweeping historical epic and a radical new interpretation of Vasco da Gama’s groundbreaking voyages, seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies and, with it, access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history. The little ships were pushed beyond their limits, and their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, their greatest enemy was neither nature nor even the sheer dread of venturing into unknown worlds that existed on maps populated by coiled, toothy sea monsters. With bloodred Crusader crosses emblazoned on their sails, the explorers arrived in the heart of the Muslim East at a time when the old hostilities between Christianity and Islam had risen to a new level of intensity. In two voyages that spanned six years, Vasco da Gama would fight a running sea battle that would ultimately change the fate of three continents. An epic tale of spies, intrigue, and treachery; of bravado, brinkmanship, and confused and often comical collisions between cultures encountering one another for the first time; Holy War also offers a surprising new interpretation of the broad sweep of history. Identifying Vasco da Gama’s arrival in the East as a turning point in the centuries-old struggle between Islam and Christianity—one that continues to shape our world—Holy War reveals the unexpected truth that both Vasco da Gama and his archrival, Christopher Columbus, set sail with the clear purpose of launching a Crusade whose objective was to reach the Indies; seize control of its markets in spices, silks, and precious gems from Muslim traders; and claim for Portugal or Spain, respectively, all the territories they discovered. Vasco da Gama triumphed in his mission and drew a dividing line between the Muslim and Christian eras of history—what we in the West call the medieval and the modern ages. Now that the world is once again tipping back East, Holy War offers a key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries resurgent today.
Life and Travels of Vasco Da Gama
Author: K. D. MadanPublisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120613607
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Da Gama
Author: Robin Santos DoakPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756501242
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This book describes the voyages of Vasco de Gama, who opened trade with Portugal and India by sailing around the continent of Africa.
Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India
Author: Rachel A. Koestler-GrackPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102488
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and pow
Vasco Da Gama
Author: Katharine BaileyPublisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778724216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
For ages 8-14. This exciting book tells the story of the relentless and at times tyrannical explorer Vasco da Gama who helped Portugal search for a trade route to the lucrative spice trade of the Far East. Discover his role in the development of Portuguese spice plantations in India and New World colonies, and his involvement in the slave trade of Africa.