Marco Polo's Journey to China

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Twenty-First Century Books, 2008年1月1日 - 160 頁
Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo's book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others?including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century?to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo's adventures?and manuscript?are one of world history's most pivotal moments.
 

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Chapter One Venice Island City of Merchants
4
Chapter Two The Fabulous East
22
Chapter Three Traveling Across Asia
44
Chapter Four Marco Polo in China
66
Chapter Five Marco Polos Book
86
Epilogue Marco Polos Legacy
106
Primary Source Research
118
Primary Source Document
130
Whos Who?
142
Source Notes
148
Bibliography
152
Further Reading
154
Websites
155
Index
156
About the AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments
160
Back Flap
161

Timeline
134
Glossary
139
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