“…Arturo Giraldez, the world's leading scholar of the galleons, traces the rise of the maritime route, which began with the founding of the city of Manila in 1571 and ended in 1815 when the last galleon left the port of Acapulco in New Spain (Mexico) for the Philippines, establishing a permanent connection between the Spanish empire in America with Asian countries, most importantly China, the main supplier of commodities during that era. …”

“…From its source in Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico; from the creation of the mighty Mississippi aeons ago to today's crowded metropolis along its levees, we travel through time and space to reveal the true nature of the most famous American river…”

“…They vary from those of the Maya and Yaqui of Mexico, to millennial responses as varied as the Ghost Dance or the cargo cults of Melanesia, as well as those of major players like the Ottoman Empire and Meiji Japan…”
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