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As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from the acclaimed author of Over the Edge of the World: MagellanвЂTMs Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (“Superb . . . A first-rate historical page turner”— The New York Times )—comes the first fully authoritative biography of one of the most enchanting figures in world history. In this masterly work, Marco PoloвЂTMs incredible odyssey—along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life—is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. We meet him as a callow young man, the scion of a wealthy Venetian merchant family, only seventeen when he sets out in 1271 with his father and uncle on their journey to Asia. We see him gain the confidence of Kublai Khan, the worldвЂTMs most feared and powerful leader, and watch him become a trusted diplomat and intelligence agent in the rulerвЂTMs inner circle. We are privy to his far-flung adventures on behalf of the Khan, living among th

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Author

Bergreen, Laurence

Publisher

Random House Digital, Inc.

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400043453

Category

history

Subjects

Adventure, Memoir, Anthropology

Rating

3.72 / 5 (1,319 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14