The last crusade : the epic voyages of Vasco da Gama
Cliff, Nigel2012
Book
An authoritative account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land. It puts the reader on da Gama's ships in the midst of a terrifying yet exciting new world, and in doing so traces the ancestry of antagonism between Christianity and Islam.
Main title:
The last crusade : the epic voyages of Vasco da Gama / Nigel Cliff.
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Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2012.
Collation:
x, 547 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps (some col.), col. ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848870178 (hbk)1848870175 (hbk)9780857897749 (ebook)0857897748 (ebook)
Dewey class:
954'.024
Language:
English
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BRN:
238966