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Marco Polo
- Author
- John Man
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 5 May 2015
- Run Time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Almost 750 years later, acclaimed author John Man traveled in Marco Polo's footsteps to Xanadu and 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.
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Details
- Author
- John Man
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Duration
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 May 2015
- ISBN
- 9781494580216
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History, Asian history, Travel and holiday, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration
Synopsis
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 and 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.
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