Marco Polo
Subtitle: the journey that changed the world
By: John Man
Contributors: Man, John, 1941-
Edition: First US edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780062375070
Subjects: Mongols; Voyages and travels; Kings and rulers; Description and travel; Explorers; Biography; History
Description: 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.
Notes: "Source for the Netflix original series"--Cover.

"Originally published in the UK by Transworld Publishers under the title Xanadu"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.
Table of contents: title: Of truth, told and hidden; title: When worlds collide; title: Across the heart of Asia; title: Into China; title: Approaching the Khan; title: Arrival in Xanadu; title: The Pleasure Dome; title: From Xanadu to Beijing; title: Kublai's new "Great capital"; title: The display of power, the power of display; title: A rough guide to the Manzi; title: Marco and the women; title: Leaving a tattered empire; title: Homeward bound; title: The making of the book; title: Marco and the New World; title: The last work.