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An insightful portrait of the thirteenth-century explorer, adventurer, and global traveler follows Marco Polo from his youth in Venice as the scion of a wealthy merchant family, to his journey to Asia and role in the court of Kublai Khan, to his return to Europe, his introduction of such Chinese innovations as gunpowder and pasta, and his influence on the history of his era. 75,000 first printing.
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a dazzling portrait of a remarkable man ... a task that has been long overdue - Guardian (Guardian)
Marco Polo comes to life! ... a classic portrait that now surely cannot be bettered - Simon Winchester, author of 'The Map That Changed the World ' (Simon Winchester)
About the Author
Laurence Bergreen is the prize-winning author of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, as well as James Agee: A Life; Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life; Capone: The Man and the Era; and As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, each considered the definitive work on its subject. A graduate of Harvard University, he lives in New York City. As part of the research for this book, he traveled Marco Polo's route across Mongolia and China.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 140004345X
- ISBN 13 9781400043453
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages415
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