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Title Statement | Marco Polo: the journey that changed the world / John Man. |
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Author | Man, John, 1941- |
Additional Contributors | Man, John, 1941- |
Publication | New York, NY: William Morrow,[2014]©2009 |
Edition | First US edition. |
Extent of Item | 395 pages |
ISBN | 0062375075 (pbk.) 9780062375070 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 2627407 |
General Notes | "Source for the Netflix original series"--Cover. "Originally published in the UK by Transworld Publishers under the title Xanadu"--Title-page verso. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index. |
Summary | Draws on the author's own parallel journey and new evidence to retraces the steps of the medieval Italian merchant who traveled from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia, to China and Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Explorers--Biography--Italy |
Mongols--History | |
Voyages and travels | |
By Name | Polo, Marco,1254-1323? |
Kublai Khan,1216-1294 | |
By Location | China--Description and travel |
China--Kings and rulers | |
Asia--Description and travel | |
Asia--History |