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1421 [videorecording] : the year China discovered America / a Paladin Invision production for Penguin Television in association with PBS.

Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2004.

ISBN: 0793699487

Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject: Discoveries in geography Chinese.
Voyages around the world.
China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Credits: Writer and series producer, William Cran; executive producer, Clive Syddall; executive producers for Penguin Television, John Hollar and Eric Jones; music, Howard Davidson; photography, Peter Harvey.

Performers: Narrator, Larry Belling.

Target Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.

Notes: Closed-captioned.
Based on the book of the same title by Gavin Menzies, 2003.

Summary: Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet.

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