Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu (Audio)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781415942703 (1415942706)
Publish date: October 23rd 2007
Publisher: Random House Audio
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Asia,
China,
World History
This book follows Marco Polo’s life from birth to death. We all know of his famed opus Travels, recounting his travels to China, South East Asia and India. He left with his father and uncle at the age of 17 in 1271. They returned 24 years later. What is fact and what is fiction of his stories, writt...
I meant to write notes for this book, but it never really happened. This book has a little bit of everything in it. It is clearly a history book, but at the same time there's information about religion, marriage, sexual practices (Marco got a little side tracked by women at times). Much of the book ...
I’ve read and heard many things about Marco Polo but I have never previously read a detailed narrative about his adventures. Several years ago I tried to read a version of The Travels of Marco Polo but found it not well written and I didn’t finish. When I learned about his book I decided it was ti...
12 years ago
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