Marco Polo
Marco Polo

Author: Jonathan Clements

Publisher: Haus Publishing

Published: 2008-07-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1910376000

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The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there aer some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China?

Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd Edition
Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd Edition

Author: Diana Childress

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1467703796

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Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo’s book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others—including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century—to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo’s adventures—and manuscript—are one of world history’s most pivotal moments.

Marco Polo
Marco Polo

Author: Jason Porterfield

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1508171521

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Upon returning to his native Venice from a nearly 25-year journey through Asia, Marco Polo fueled the Western imagination with his tales about the splendors of the East. This lively biography follows Marco’s intrepid family as they navigate the spice stalls, caravansaries, and dangers that once populated the Silk Road and enter Kublai Khan’s Mongol court in China, where they served as advisors. Readers will learn about the Polos’ importance as cultural emissaries at a time of limited global exchange and how Marco’s account of their travels—whether fact or fiction—heralded the later golden age of exploration.