Conquerors.

By Roger Crowley

ISBN: 9780812994018

Printed: 2015

Publisher: Faber & Faber. London

Edition: First edition

Dimensions 17 × 25 × 4 cm
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Language: English

Size (cminches): 17 x 25 x 4

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In the original dustsheet. Blue cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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In Conquerors, New York Times bestselling author Roger Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers–a tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal’s discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the spice trade would forever disrupt the Mediterranean and build the first global economy. Crowley relies on letters and eyewitness testimony to tell the story of tiny Portugal’s rapid and breathtaking rise to power. Conquerors reveals the Imp

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