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Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India remains one of the great adventure tales of all time: a 27,000 mile round trip, much of it through unknown waters. Against all odds, Da Gama managed to return with a handful of spices. But more importantly, he came back with information. Used by the West, it would shape the fate of the East.
This third episode in the series retraces the arduous voyage to India as told in the one surviving eye-witness account. It is a story of awe and wonder, peril and hardship, and single-minded determination. But most important, it is the story of a crucial meeting between East and West, which would have dramatic effects on the shape of the world.