If you're keen on reading thought-provoking books, then you have to read this one!
1421 The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies
About the b
ook...
Gavin Menzies, retired Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, claims that the Chinese navigator Zheng He discovered the Americas, Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand some 71 years before Columbus! Yes, that’s exactly what he claims! He presents a lot of evidence to support his thesis. He also argues that Colombus, Da Gama, Magellan, and Cook all used Chinese maps and based their journeys on the Chinese discoveries.
After reading the book you’d probably either like it and find it fascinating or won’t believe it and say that what Menzies says is crap. But no matter what readers think, this book rewrites history! He presented his claims to 250 world-recognized professionals and they didn’t reject it!
Here’s the official webpage of the book, where you can find some more info: http://www.1421.tv/evidence.asp
1421 The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies
About the b
ook...Gavin Menzies, retired Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, claims that the Chinese navigator Zheng He discovered the Americas, Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand some 71 years before Columbus! Yes, that’s exactly what he claims! He presents a lot of evidence to support his thesis. He also argues that Colombus, Da Gama, Magellan, and Cook all used Chinese maps and based their journeys on the Chinese discoveries.
After reading the book you’d probably either like it and find it fascinating or won’t believe it and say that what Menzies says is crap. But no matter what readers think, this book rewrites history! He presented his claims to 250 world-recognized professionals and they didn’t reject it!
Here’s the official webpage of the book, where you can find some more info: http://www.1421.tv/evidence.asp
1 comment:
Well, Mr. Menzies' claims are controversial and opinions are divided, however, after reading the book and many comments on it (e.g. this website - I've already seen it some time ago) I still think there's some true in it. There's been a lot of hype about the book because it contests what was (is) commonly known form history... But as for the website, I don't believe some of their (authors') statements. Why? They say, e.g. "All available evidence suggests..." What evidence? They don't present any particular sources. These statements are Their claims. Just like Mr. Menzies has his own theories, the authors of the website have theirs... Some people speak in Menzies favour and some simply don't. Everybody has their right to do it. As simple as that. Nevertheless, the book is thought-provoking and in few chapters quite doubtful, but I personally 'accept' it.
Off-topic: Can I ask you how did you find my blog? I set it up just few days ago and I wouldn't expect that somebody may find it so quickly :)
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