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Did Marco Polo Go To China?

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429980620
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Did Marco Polo Go To China? written by Frances Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only never went to China, he probably never even made it past the Black Sea, where his family conducted business as merchants.Marco Polo's travels from Venice to the exotic and distant East, and his epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey, Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account, is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, foot-binding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives?Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China? tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records. The result is a lucid and readable look at medieval European and Chinese history, and the characters and events that shaped this extraordinary and enduring myth.

Marco Polo

Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo written by Laurence Bergreen and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2007 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this authoritative biography of one of the most fascinating figures in world history, Marco Polos incredible odyssey--along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life--is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. Illustrated.

The Travels of Marco Polo

Author : Henry Yule
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732620697
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Book Synopsis The Travels of Marco Polo by : Henry Yule

Download or read book The Travels of Marco Polo written by Henry Yule and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Marco Polo Didn't Go There

Author : Rolf Potts
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
ISBN 13 : 1932361715
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo Didn't Go There written by Rolf Potts and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Polo Didn’t Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called “Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age.” For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine. This book documents his boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeys—from getting stranded without water in the Libyan desert, to crashing the set of a Leonardo DiCaprio movie in Thailand, to learning the secrets of Tantric sex in a dubious Indian ashram. Marco Polo Didn’t Go There is more than just an entertaining journey into fascinating corners of the world. The book is a unique window into travel writing, with each chapter containing a “commentary track”—endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers.

Marco Polo

Author : Marco Tabilio
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1512470821
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo written by Marco Tabilio and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of a traveling merchant, Marco Polo spent his early years among the ports of Venice, Italy. As a young man, he headed eastward with his father and his uncle toward the lands of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Their journey from Europe into Asia, marked by risks, setbacks, and discoveries, transformed every person involved. It also led to one of the world's most studied and most debated travelogues. Marco Tabilio, an emerging talent of Italian cartooning, creates a graphic novel in the form of a puzzle and finds the coming-of-age tale within the legend of Marco Polo.

The Story of Marco Polo

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Marco Polo written by Marco Polo and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Looking for Marco Polo

Author : Alan W. Armstrong
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0375833226
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Looking for Marco Polo written by Alan W. Armstrong and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mark and his mother lose touch with his father's Gobi Desert expedition, they travel to Venice, Italy, and there, while waiting for news of his father, Mark learns about Marco Polo and his adventures in the Far East.

Xanadu

Author : John Man
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409045641
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Xanadu written by John Man and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years. John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East written by Marco Polo and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marco Polo Was in China

Author : Hans Ulrich Vogel
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004231935
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo Was in China written by Hans Ulrich Vogel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Marco Polo was in China Hans Ulrich Vogel undertakes a thorough study of Yuan currencies, salts and revenues, by comparing Marco Polo manuscripts with Chinese sources and thus offering new evidence for the Venetian’s stay in Khubilai Khan’s empire.

The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps

Author : Benjamin B. Olshin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022614982X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps written by Benjamin B. Olshin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns a collection of maps and associated documents claimed to be from Marco Polo's time or that of his daughters (as many of the maps have the name or one or another of the three daughters on them). Discusses provenance, authenticity, and history of the documents, known to scholars as "the Marco Polo Maps" since 1948, here discussed fully for the first time.

MARCO POLO HIS TRAVELS & ADV

Author : George M. (George Makepeace) 184 Towle
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781371556938
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book MARCO POLO HIS TRAVELS & ADV written by George M. (George Makepeace) 184 Towle and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141398361
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls written by Marco Polo and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...' In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

El libro de Marco Polo

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher : Testimonio Compania Editorial
ISBN 13 : 9788486290115
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book El libro de Marco Polo written by Marco Polo and published by Testimonio Compania Editorial. This book was released on 1986 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Adventures of Marco and Polo

Author : Dieter Wiesmuller
Publisher : Walker Childrens
ISBN 13 : 9780802787293
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Marco and Polo written by Dieter Wiesmuller and published by Walker Childrens. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With stunning, impressionistic illustrations, Dieter Wiesmller takes young readers on a delightful journey of discovery. Marco Monkey grew up in a land of steamy tropical rainforests. Polo Penguin had never left the frosty cold ice pack of Antarctica. But the two adventurers share a curiosity about the world around them that leads them on a globe-spanning expedition that explores both the wonders of the Earth around them and the very nature of friendship itself.

Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World

Author : John Larner
Publisher : Yale Nota Bene
ISBN 13 : 9780300089004
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World written by John Larner and published by Yale Nota Bene. This book was released on 1999 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging and authoritative book, historian John Larner provides a fresh view of the enigmatic Marco Polo, who, despite a deliberate cultivation of impersonality, continues today to engage the attention of readers. 17 illustrations, 12 in color.

Marco Polo

Author : John Man
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062375083
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Marco Polo written by John Man and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I have read everything written on Marco Polo, and John Man's book is, by far, my favorite work on the subject. It's not only an over-due and important historical study, it's an entertaining ride every step of the way." — John Fusco, Creator of the Netflix original series Marco Polo The true history behind the Netflix original series Marco Polo, here is the remarkable story of the world's most famous traveler, retracing his legendary journey from Venice to China, the moment East first met West. In 1271, a young Italian merchant named Marco Polo embarked on a groundbreaking expedition from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. His extraordinary reports of his experiences introduced medieval Europe to an exotic new world of emperors and concubines, amazing cities, huge armies, unusual spices and cuisine, and imperial riches. Marco Polo also revealed the wonders of Xanadu, the summer capital of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Almost 750 years later, acclaimed author John Man traveled in Marco Polo's footsteps to Xanadu then on to Beijing and through modern China in search of the history behind the legend. In this enthralling chronicle, Man draws on his own journey, new archaeological findings, and deep archival study to paint a vivid picture of Marco Polo and the great court of Kublai Khan.