| The Travels of Marco Polo Contributor(s): Polo, Marco (Author), Rugoff, Milton (Introduction by), Mittelmark, Howard (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451529510 ISBN-13: 9780451529510 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Chronicling the 13th-century world from Venice, his birthplace, to the far reaches of Asia, Marco Polo tells of the foreign peoples he meets as he travels by foot, horse, and boat through places including Persia, Tibet, India, and, finally, China. This edition includes a new Introduction and a new Foreword. Original. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004052535 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (0.45 lbs) 297 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His journey through the East began in 1271--when, still a teenager, he set out of Venice and found himself traversing the most exotic countries. His acceptance into the court of the great emperor Kublai Khan, and his service to the vast and dazzling Mongol empire, led him to places as far away as Tibet and Burma, lands rich with gems and gold and silk, but virtually unknown to Europeans. Later, as a prisoner of war, Marco Polo would record the details of his remarkable travels across harsh deserts, great mountain ranges, and dangerous seas, as well as of his encounters with beasts and birds, plants and people. His amazing chronicle is both fascinating and awe-inspiring--and still serves as the most vivid depiction of the mysterious East in the Middle Ages. Edited and with an Introduction by Milton Rugoff and an Afterword by Howard Mittelmark |