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9780778724216

Vasco Da Gama

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  • ISBN13:

    9780778724216

  • ISBN10:

    0778724212

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-04-11
  • Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co

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Summary

This exciting new book tells the story of the relentless and at times tyrannical explorer Vasco da Gama who helped Portugal search for a trade route to the lucrative spice trade of the Far East. Discover his role in the development of Portuguese spice plantations in India and New World colonies, and his involvement in the slave trade of Africa.

Table of Contents

The Quest for Indiap. 4
Portugal Exploresp. 6
Young da Gamap. 8
Reaching Indiap. 10
Dangerous Watersp. 12
Calicut: Port of Spicesp. 14
Turmoil in Indiap. 16
Fame and Fortunep. 18
Life at Seap. 20
India's Trading Portsp. 22
Portugal's Empirep. 26
Vasco da Gama's Legacyp. 30
Glossary and Indexp. 32
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