Did Marco Polo Go To China?

Did Marco Polo Go To China?
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9780429980626
ISBN-13 : 0429980620
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Did Marco Polo Go To China? by : Frances Wood

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

Marco Polo
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Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0778724174
ISBN-13 : 9780778724179
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Marco Polo by : Alexander Zelenyj

Separates fact from myth using excerpts from Polo's actual journals and illustrations and photos to portray Polo himself and his impressions of the unique traditions and customs of the Mongols.

Marco Polo Was in China

Marco Polo Was in China
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 676
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ISBN-10 : 9789004231931
ISBN-13 : 9004231935
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Marco Polo Was in China by : Hans Ulrich Vogel

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.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo
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Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 1598451030
ISBN-13 : 9781598451030
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Marco Polo by : Stephen Feinstein

"Examines the life of Italian explorer Marco Polo, including a childhood in Venice, his travels in China and the Mongol empire, his service to Kublai Khan, and his imprisonment in Genoa"--Provided by publisher.

Looking for Marco Polo

Looking for Marco Polo
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Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780375833229
ISBN-13 : 0375833226
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Looking for Marco Polo by : Alan W. Armstrong

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.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo
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Publisher : Heinemann/Raintree
Total Pages : 46
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ISBN-10 : 0811472515
ISBN-13 : 9780811472517
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Marco Polo by : Clint Twist

Recounts the journey of Marco Polo, describes what he would have seen in China, and places the age of Kublai Khan, and its interest in the outside world, in the context of Chinese history

The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 63
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ISBN-10 : 0545019672
ISBN-13 : 9780545019675
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Adventures of Marco Polo by : Russell Freedman

A look at the life of Marco Polo.

The Life and Times of Marco Polo

The Life and Times of Marco Polo
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Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9781612289076
ISBN-13 : 161228907X
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Life and Times of Marco Polo by : Susan Zannos

Marco Polo, the first European to travel to China and return to write about his adventures, was born in Venice in 1254. Marco's father had left on a journey to Asia before the boy was born. Marco did not see his father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, until fifteen years later. In 1271 the three Polos left Venice and headed for the court of Kublai Khan in eastern China. The journey took them more than three years—they arrived in 1275. Marco Polo became a favorite of the Great Khan, and was sent on important missions all over the Mongol Empire. Marco and his father and uncle served Kublai Khan for 17 years. When they returned to Venice in 1295, Marco became the captain of a merchant ship and was captured and imprisoned in Genoa. While in prison he and another prisoner who was a writer of romances wrote the story of Marco Polo's adventures.