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Spice and the devil's caveSpice and the devil's cave

Spice and the devil's cave

Agnes Danforth Hewes

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In 1490s Portugal, Abel Zakuto, a Jewish banker with a keen interest in mapmaking and sea navigation, encourages explorers Magellan, da Gama, and Diaz to find the elusive sea route around the "Devil's Cave"--the Cape of Good Hope--to India, which would enable Portugal to dominate the spice trade.

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OL Work ID
OL5299365W

Subjects

FictionHistoryNewbery HonorChildren's fictionMagalhaes, fernao de, -1521, fictionPortugal, fictionVenice (italy), fictionDiscovery and explorationJews

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