The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama


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Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.




The Last Crusade


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Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.







Vasco da Gama


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"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.







Life and Travels of Vasco Da Gama


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Da Gama


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This book describes the voyages of Vasco de Gama, who opened trade with Portugal and India by sailing around the continent of Africa.




Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India


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This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and pow




Vasco Da Gama


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For ages 8-14. This exciting 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.