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Author Crowley, Roger, 1951- author.

Title Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire / Roger Crowley.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Random House, [2015]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1657649~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  909.0971246 CRO    AVAILABLE
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Description xxv, 368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351) and index.
Contents Prologue: The prow of Europe -- Part I. Reconnaissance: the route to the Indies -- The India plan -- The race -- Vasco da Gama -- "The Devil take you!" -- The Samudri -- Part II. Monopolies and holy war -- Cabral -- The fate of the Miri -- Fury and vengeance -- Toeholds -- The Kingdom of India -- The great whore of Babylon -- "The terrible" -- Three days at Chaul -- "The wrath of the Franks" -- Diu -- Part III. Conquest: The great Khan of India -- The doors of the Samudri -- "What the Portuguese win they never give up" -- Prisoners of the rain -- The uses of terror -- To the eye of the sun -- The wax bullet -- "All the riches of the world in your hands" -- The last voyage -- Epilogue: "They never stop in one place".
Subject Portugal -- Colonies -- History -- 16th century.
Imperialism -- History.
ISBN 9780812994001
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