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Adventures Of The Treasure Fleet

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Author : Ann Martin Bowler
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-15

Adventures Of The Treasure Fleet written by Ann Martin Bowler and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Join the Chinese admiral and his crew as they battle pirates and raging storms in this beautifully illustrated Chinese history book for kids. Did you know that 85 years before Columbus discovered America, Chinese ships longer than a football field sailed thousands of miles through unknown oceans and visited more than 30 nations? It's true! Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers that World is the amazing story of these seven epic voyages and their larger-than-life commander, Admiral Zheng He. Beginning in 1405, Admiral Zheng He led more than 300 gigantic, brightly-painted ships across the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and all the way to the distant coast of Africa. The admiral and his crew battled pirates and raging storms and were amazed by the people and ways of life in distant lands. At each port, Chinese goods were traded for pearls, precious stones, herbs and medicines which were given as tribute to China's powerful emperor when the ships' returned home. Filled with historical facts, Adventures of the Treasure Fleet brings a fantastic piece of history to life. Gracefully told and beautifully illustrated, the story's fast pace will keep young ones captivated while offering enough information to satisfy curious readers of all ages.

Lost Treasure Ships Of The Twentieth Century

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Author : Nigel Pickford
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 1999

Lost Treasure Ships Of The Twentieth Century written by Nigel Pickford and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.

This lavishly illustrated profile of 18 of the greatest shipwrecks of our century is filled with intriguing accounts of lost treasure, dramatic sinkings, heroic feats of survival, and technically sophisticated salvage operations. 160 photos, many in color. 18 maps.

Treasure Ships Of The Philippines

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Author : TOM Bennett
language : en
Publisher: TOM Bennett
Release Date :

Treasure Ships Of The Philippines written by TOM Bennett and has been published by TOM Bennett this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Beneath the clear waters of the Philippines lie vast treasures from at least 15 Manila Galleons yet to be discovered. During World War II, Yamashita Treasure was meant to be deliberately sunk in Japanese ships, with the intention of recovery after the War. Read this book to find out more. This book is issued with a word of warning. There are grave an unexpected dangers associated with treasure hunting in the Philippines. This is an easy to read history book, well researched and full of information that you will not find in anywhere else.

Seven Voyages

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Author : Laurence Bergreen
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2021-01-19

Seven Voyages written by Laurence Bergreen and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-19 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

From New York Times bestselling author Laurence Bergreen and author Sara Fray comes this immaculately researched history for young readers detailing the life of Zheng He, his complex and enduring friendship with his emperor, and the epic Seven Voyages he led that would establish China as a global power. 1405. The central coast of China. At nearly seven feet tall, Admiral Zheng He looked out at the sea before him. For the next three decades, the oceans would be his home, as he would command over 1,500 ships and thousands of sailors in seven journeys that would predate the heart of the European Age of Exploration. Over his seven epic journeys, Zheng He explored the Northern Pacific and Indian Oceans, traveling as far as the east coast of Africa, expanding Chinese power globally, warring with pirates, and capturing enemies along the way in the name of his emperor, Zhu Di. But this giant figure was not always at the helm of a ship.

When China Ruled The Seas

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Author : Louise Levathes
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-12-02

When China Ruled The Seas written by Louise Levathes and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-02 with History categories.

One hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began their voyages of discovery, fleets of giant junks commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He and filled with the empire’s finest porcelains, lacquerware, and silk ventured to the world’s “four corners.” Seven epic expeditions brought China’s treasure ships across the China Seas and Indian Ocean, from Japan to the spice island of Indonesia and the Malabar Coast of India, on to the rich ports of the Persian Gulf and down the East African coast, to China’s “El Dorado,” and perhaps even to Australia, three hundred years before Captain Cook’s landing. It was a time of exploration and expansion, but it ended in a retrenchment so complete that less than a century later, it was a crime to go to sea in a multimasted ship. In When China Ruled the Seas, Louise Levathes takes a fascinating and unprecedented look at this dynamic period in China’s enigmatic history, focusing on the country’s rise as a naval power that briefly brought half the world under its nominal authority. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, official Ming histories, and African, Arab, and Indian sources, many translated for the first time, Levathes brings readers inside China’s most illustrious scientific and technological era. She sheds new light on the historical and cultural context in which this great civilization thrived, as well as the perception of China by other contemporary cultures. Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, When China Ruled the Seas is the fullest picture yet of the early Ming dynasty—the last flowering of Chinese culture before the Manchu invasion.

Treasure Ship

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

Treasure Ship written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Artists' books categories.

The Manila Acapulco Galleons The Treasure Ships Of The Pacific

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Author : Shirley Fish
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-05-18

The Manila Acapulco Galleons The Treasure Ships Of The Pacific written by Shirley Fish and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with History categories.

During the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, the transpacific treasure galleons sailed annually from Manila to Acapulco. In Manila, the vessel was loaded with the scented spices of the East, luxurious silks from China, exquisite hand crafted lacquerware from Japan and a multitude of Oriental goods that the Spaniards of New Spain longed to own. The returning galleon from Acapulco to Manila, carried as much as 2.5 million silver pesos in payment of the goods sent to the New Spain in the previous year, as well as a yearly silver subsidy of 250,000 reales for the maintenance of the colonial government in the Philippines. But while the galleons mainly sailed alone and unaccompanied from Manila to Acapulco and vice versa, they were vulnerable to a host of calamities and misfortunes. A fire on board the vessel or a terrifying storm could end the voyage and the lives of every one on the ship even before the galleon was able to reach land. Additionally, the commanders of the galleons were always threatened by lurking pirates and privateers who preyed on the vessels and coveted the treasures they carried. The book describes in detail how the galleons were attacked at sea and how they fought against enemy vessels, as well as how many of the ships sank or were shipwrecked over the years. It also covers their management, construction, manning, weaponry, navigation, daily life on the ship, provisions, cargoes and voyages. The book contains an annotated list of the galleons sailing between the Philippines and Mexico from 1565 to 1815. This informative book is the first of its kind to cover such an expansive history of the Pacific galleons which up to this point had remained largely untold.

The Treasure Galleons

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Author : Dave Horner
language : en
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Release Date : 1971

The Treasure Galleons written by Dave Horner and has been published by Dodd Mead this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Social Science categories.

Dollar Wreck

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Author : Tom Bennett
language : en
Publisher: TOM Bennett
Release Date : 2016-04-13

Dollar Wreck written by Tom Bennett and has been published by TOM Bennett this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-13 with Travel categories.

Thousands of silver cobs lie under the sands of Rhossili. Tom Bennett has investigated and found that the coins were traded for furs in New Amsterdam (New York) in 1639. The coins were part of a cargo on the Dutch West India Company ship Princess wrecked at Mumbles in 1647. Beaver furs, red timber and the bodies of 80 souls were scattered across Swansea Bay and the wreck was salvaged by Squire Mansel of Henllys on the Gower.

The Atlas Of Shipwrecks Treasure

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Author : Nigel Pickford
language : en
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Release Date : 1994

The Atlas Of Shipwrecks Treasure written by Nigel Pickford and has been published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Shipwrecks categories.

This is a comprehensive illustrated guide to ships lost at sea and the treasures they have yielded, from Roman ships laden with bronze statues to the gold-carrying blockade runners of World War II.