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Title : Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
ISBN : 1400078806
Release Date : 2008-10-21
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Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world along the dangerous Silk Road and into the court of Kublai Kahn where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen is an enjoyable account of the life and adventures of Marco Polo 12541324 Bergreen based this book on The Travels of Marco Polo which was dictated by Polo to the writer Rustichello da Pisa Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen In Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu author Laurence Bergreen tries to avoid this trap by introducing historical and geographical context Bergreens presentation shifts like the desert sands in central Asia a tactic that keeps the reader interested throughout this quick read book NOTES ON SOURCES Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu And for another account of Ahmad’s rise and fall see R P Lister’s Marco Polo’s Travels in Xanadu with Kublai Khan page 138 In The Mongols said to be a favorite of Theodore Roosevelt Jeremiah Curtin recounts the Ahmad and Sanga episode pages 372–373 The Mongol Princess Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu The Mongol Princess India Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu Between 1271 and 1275 Mr Polo travelled along the Silk Road to central Asia Here he reached China and worked his way into favour with the Great Khan by the use of his accounting skills Over the next 17 years Polo travelled through the “land of the Mongols” before setting sail for home in 1295 Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu Laurence Bergreen Marco Polo’s caravan in an illustration from the Catalan Atlas circa 1375 Credit ImagnoGetty Images On his return journey to Venice Marco Polo carted back years’ worth of journals and Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen 2007 Hardcover at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu book by Laurence Bergreen Buy a cheap copy of Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu book by Laurence Bergreen Drawing on original writings and walking in the footsteps of Marco Polo himself Laurence Bergreens Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu is the most Free shipping over 10 Marco Polo From Venice To Xanadu PDF Book Library Bergreens Marco Polo From Venice to Xanadu is the most definitive biography of the legendary traveler to date separating the man from his considerable myth Look inside Marco Polo Click on