Thanks for your comments. Since this was my first presentation about the book, I appreciate knowing how I can improve. You have helped me do that. I will now focus on a few big ideas and using the slides to illustrate each one.

As to Prince Henry my point was that the Portuguese search for gold in West Africa and their sailings down the African coast led to many sailing innovations which enabled them to go further with fewer sailing problem. These adventures and the new technologies of sailing that resulted was an example of part of the creative research and development which was emerging in Western Europe that allowed this world area to come out of the Dark Ages and reach across the world.

As a global historian I like to point out these things even though they do not relate directly to spices.

PAX!

fred czarra