Marco Polo: From Venice to XanaduKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 21. lis 2008. - Broj stranica: 464 As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of 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 introduced the cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning centuries of Western fascination with Asia.
In this lively blend of history, biography, and travelogue, acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen separates myth from history, creating the most authoritative account yet of Polo's remarkable adventures. Exceptionally narrated and written with a discerning eye for detail, Marco Polo is as riveting as the life it describes. |
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The Commander | 3 |
The Merchants of Venice II | 11 |
The Golden Passport | 31 |
The Apprentice | 42 |
The Opium Eater | 58 |
High Plains Drifters | 74 |
The Secret History of the Mongols | 92 |
BOOK TWO Asia | 121 |
The City of Heaven | 206 |
The Divine Wind | 233 |
BOOK THREE India | 265 |
The Mongol Princess | 298 |
The Prodigal Son | 317 |
The Storyteller | 344 |
Acknowledgments | 363 |
Select Bibliography | 383 |
In the Service of the Khan | 141 |
The Struggle for Survival | 167 |
IO The General and the Queen | 188 |
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