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Book Review of When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433

When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
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A little light on the details of the actual voyages (apparently, the official logs of the voyages were destroyed), and the author does not get carried away by speculation. She does write in detail about the inward-outward dichotomy of the early Ming emperors.