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Conquerors : How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

Conquerors : How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire Hardcover - 2015

by Roger Crowley

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Random House Publishing Group, 2015. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Conquerors : How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
  • Author Roger Crowley
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2015
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0812994000I3N10
  • ISBN 9780812994001 / 0812994000
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.3 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Cultural Region: Portuguese
    • Cultural Region: Spanish
  • Library of Congress subjects Imperialism - History, Portugal - Colonies - History - 16th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015008152
  • Dewey Decimal Code 909.097

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/2015, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 10/15/2015, Page 100
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 07/01/2015, Page 54
  • New York Times Book Review, 01/17/2016, Page 17
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/12/2015, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 12/29/2015, Page 0

About the author

Roger Crowley read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Istanbul. He has traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean basin over many years and has a wide-ranging interest in its past and culture, as well as in seafaring and eyewitness history. He is also the author of 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West, Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World, and City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas. He lives in Gloucestershire, England.