{"product_id":"discover-tartaria-luis-m-reyes-9798192049945","title":"Discover Tartaria: The Real History of a Name That Once Covered Half the World","description":"TARTARIA WAS REAL. BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU THINK.\u003cp\u003eFor nearly six centuries, the word \u003ci\u003eTartaria\u003c\/i\u003e appeared on European maps across an enormous expanse of Asia - sometimes stretching from the Black Sea to the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat was Tartaria?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho were the people Europeans called Tartars?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did the name appear on maps for centuries and then almost completely disappear?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover Tartaria\u003c\/i\u003e follows the documentary trail through historical maps, chronicles, treaties, cartographic works, and period sources to reconstruct the story behind one of the most misunderstood names in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Guillaume Delisle, Abraham Ortelius, and Joan Blaeu to the khanates of Crimea, Kazan, Astrakhan, Sibir, and the Dzungars, this book separates the historical record from the modern mythology surrounding Tartaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also investigates the images that continue to fuel the fascination: monumental nineteenth-century architecture, buried-looking windows, star-shaped forts, world's fairs, forgotten craftsmen, and the extraordinary buildings that seem to belong to another age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the book goes further.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines how the modern Tartarian myth emerged, why theories of a lost technologically advanced civilization became popular, and what happens when genuine historical mysteries are mixed with speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion is neither a defense of conventional history nor an endorsement of conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is an invitation to do something more difficult: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOOK AT THE MAP.\u003cbr\u003eCHECK THE SOURCE.\u003cbr\u003eREAD THE DOCUMENT.\u003cbr\u003eTHEN DECIDE FOR YOURSELF.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the real history of Tartaria does not need a lost empire, a global reset, or a hidden civilization to be extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003eThe evidence is already fascinating enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luis M. Reyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798192049945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Luis M. Reyes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174507028735,"sku":"9798192049945","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discover-tartaria-luis-m-reyes-9798192049945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}