Marco Polo: From Venice To Xanadu Laurence Bergreen Quercus Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Biographies And True Stories

In September 1298 The Rival Italian Republics Of Genoa And Venice Fought A Fierce Sea Battle At Curzola Off Rocky Coast Southern Dalmatia Against Odds Venetians Led By Admiral Andrea Dandolo Son Doge Were Defeated Among Thousands Captives Was One Marco Polo Gentleman Merchant Sometime Traveller To East Asia Incarcerated Ligurian Fastness He Told His Story Fellow-Prisoner Writer Romances Named Rustichello Pisa Account Travels That Dictated Captivity - Il Milione Would Be Exceptionally Widely Read Stimulate European Interest Its Riches Polo: From Xanadu Is Laurence Bergreen\ S Thrilling Masterly Reconstruction Life Wanderings Great Adventurers World History Between 1271 1275 Accompanied Father Niccolo Uncle Maffeo On Journey Acre Into Central Along Silk Route Eventually Reaching China Court Khan Mongol Empire Kublai Entering Service Travelled Extensively Three Returned Home 1292-5 Calling Sumatra India Before Persia Making Last Part Their Overland Years Later Came Fateful Encounter With Genoese Fleet Adriatic Σελίδες: 464 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0501 Διαστάσεις: 13 4X13 4Cm