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Marco Polo : the journey that changed the world Cover Image Book

Marco Polo : the journey that changed the world / John Man.

Man, John, 1941- (author.).

Summary:

Draws on the author's own parallel journey and new evidence to retraces the steps of the medieval Italian merchant who traveled from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia, to China and Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062375070
  • ISBN: 0062375075
  • Physical Description: 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in the UK by Transworld Publishers under the title Xanadu"--Title-page verso.
"Source for the Netflix original series"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Of truth, told and hidden -- When worlds collide -- Across the heart of Asia -- Into China -- Approaching the Khan -- Arrival in Xanadu -- The Pleasure Dome -- From Xanadu to Beijing -- Kublai's new "Great capital" -- The display of power, the power of display -- A rough guide to the Manzi -- Marco and the women -- Leaving a tattered empire -- Homeward bound -- The making of the book -- Marco and the New World -- The last work.

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Subject: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?
Kublai Khan, 1216-1294.
Explorers > Italy > Biography.
Mongols > History.
Voyages and travels.
China > Description and travel.
China > Kings and rulers.
Asia > Description and travel.
Asia > History.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sandhill Regional Library. (Show)

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Page Memorial Library 915.04 M (Text) 48198000427761 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library B Polo (Text) 31010000582918 Adult Biography Checked out 09/02/2025
Cumberland Headquarters 915.0422 M (Text) 31781061528913 Adult Nonfiction Available -
East Asheville Library 915.0422092 MAN (Text) 0020510393307 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 915.0422 M (Text) 33258007531218 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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