Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu-Fast Shipping

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As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliestbridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundariesof the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn,where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day. Polo introducedthe cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning centuries of Western fascinationwith Asia.

In this lively blend of history, biography, and travelogue, acclaimedauthor Laurence Bergreen separates myth from history, creating the most authoritativeaccount yet of Polo’s remarkable narrated and writtenwith a discerning eye for detail, Marco Polo is as riveting as the life it describes.