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Marco Polo : from Venice to Xanadu by Bregreen, Laurence is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Marco Polo : from Venice to Xanadu about?
415 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm Between 1271 and 1275, Marco Polo, accompanied his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo on a journey east from Acre, Israel, into central Asia along the Silk Route, to China. Many years later when the Venetians were defeated in a fierce sea battle with rival Italian republic Genoa, he was captured and thrown in gaol, where he told his story Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-391) and index
Who reads Marco Polo : from Venice to Xanadu?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bregreen, Laurence
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781847243454
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Travel
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (1,319 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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