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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTV Books, L.L.C.
ISBN-101575000644
ISBN-139781575000640
eBay Product ID (ePID)961074
Product Key Features
Book TitleInto the Rising Sun : Vasco da Gama and the Search for the Sea Route to the East
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicAdventurers & Explorers
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorLuc Cuyvers
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight31.3 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-711016
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal910/.92 B
SynopsisIn the spirit of Dava Sobel's "Longitude" comes the story of Vasco da Gama, whose search for a sea route to the East took him and his crew on an odyssey of 27,000 miles and propelled Portugal to the forefront of international commerce and power. A companion to the PBS series of the same name. Photos and maps., In the spirit of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes the story of Vasco da Gama, whose search for a sea route to the East took him and his crew on an odyssey of 27,000 miles and propelled Portugal to the forefront of international commerce and power. A companion to the PBS series of the same name. Photos & maps.