Jerry Brotton
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Long before Thomas Jefferson confronted the Barbary Pirates, Queen Elizabeth sent a secret message to the Ottoman Sultan Murad [III], inviting him to open his markets to her merchants and to embark on a pathbreaking new alliance. Islam and the West crossed paths much earlier than we think--and originally the Muslims had the upper hand"--Amazon.com.
2) Great maps
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Traces human development and culture through cartography, from early rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology.
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