Venetian Navigators - The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North

Informationen zum Autor Andrea di Robilant was born in Rome in 1957. He was educated at Columbia University! where he studied history and international politics. He has worked as a journalist all his life! in Europe! the United States and Latin America. His previous books! A Venetian Affair and Lucia in the Age of Napoleon ! were published to great acclaim. He lives in Rome with his wife and two sons. Klappentext In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolò and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. Zusammenfassung In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolò and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Di Robilant, Andrea di Robilant
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780571243785
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24378-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, General & world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, Explorers; Maritime; Mystery; New World; Pioneers; Trade, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)