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The Last Crusade - The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama (Paperback, Main)
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The Last Crusade - The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama (Paperback, Main)
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Loot Price R437
Discovery Miles 4 370
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In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated
Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to
the Indies, opening up access to the fabled wealth of the East. It
was the longest voyage known to history; the ships were pushed to
their limits, their crews were racked by storms and devastated by
disease. However, the greatest enemy was neither nature nor the
fear of venturing into unknown worlds. With blood-red 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 intensified. 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. The Last
Crusade is an epic tale of spies, intrigue, and treachery; of
bravado, brinkmanship, and confused - often comical collisions -
between cultures encountering one another for the first time. With
the world once again tipping back East, The Last Crusade offers a
key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries
resurgent today.
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