Secret Voyages

Nine true adventure stories from the Chronicles of Forbidden History. Introduced by the renowned British author Gavin Menzies, the book features chapters on New World voyages by Egyptian Pharaoh-Queen Hatshepsut (c. 1500 BC), King Solomon, Tzu Fu, Marco Polo, Franciscan monk Nicholas of Lynn, Zheng He, Martin Behaim, Amerigo Vespucci, the Cabots, Queen Elizabeth and Francis Drake. Themes include the vital role of women and ethnic minorities, espionage, and ancient cartography of the Americas before Columbus. Profusely illustrated--including first publication of 1425 Ming Map showing the Americas, maize on a 1470 BC Egyptian mural, 440 AD Roman map of Florida, and Drake's "clock map" of the West Coast in 1579.