In The Footsteps Of Marco Polo

Author : Denis Belliveau,Francis O'Donnell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742557376

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Denis Belliveau,Francis O'Donnell Pdf

Did Marco Polo reach China? This richly illustrated companion volume to the public television film chronicles the remarkable two-year expedition of explorers Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell as they sought the answer to this controversial 700-year-old question. With Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, as their guide, they journeyed over 25,000 miles becoming the first to retrace his entire path by land and sea without resorting to helicopters or airplanes. Surviving deadly skirmishes and capture in Afghanistan, they were the first Westerners in a generation to cross its ancient forgotten passageway to China, the Wakhan Corridor. Their camel caravan on the southern Silk Road encountered the deadly singing sands of the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts. In Sumatra, where Polo was stranded waiting for trade winds, they lived with the Mentawai tribes, whose culture has remained unchanged since the Bronze Age. They became among the first Americans granted visas to enter Iran, where Polo fulfilled an important mission for Kublai Khan. Accompanied by 200 stunning full-color photographs, the text provides a fascinating account of the lands and peoples the two hardy adventurers encountered during their perilous journey. The authors' experiences are remarkably similar to descriptions from Polo's account of his own travels and life. Laden with adventure, humor, diplomacy, history, and art, this book is compelling proof that travel is the enemy of bigotry—a truth that resonates from Marco Polo's time to our own.

Author : Alexander Zelenyj
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778724174

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Marco Polo by Alexander Zelenyj Pdf

Separates fact from myth using excerpts from Polo's actual journals and illustrations and photos to portray Polo himself and his impressions of the unique traditions and customs of the Mongols.

Author : Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : LCCN:80014848

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce Pdf

Author : Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : China
ISBN : OCLC:220524397

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce Pdf

Author : Countess Alexandra Tolstoy
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Silk Road
ISBN : 1592282016

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The Last Secrets of the Silk Road by Countess Alexandra Tolstoy Pdf

Four young Englishwomen retrace the ancient Silk Road--4,500 miles in eight months by horse and camel.

Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Asia
ISBN : 0143031074

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In Xanadu by William Dalrymple Pdf

In Xanadu is, without doubt, one of the best travel books produced in the last 20 years. It is witty and intelligent, brilliantly observed, deftly constructed and extremely entertaining& Dalrymple s gift for transforming ordinary humdrum experience into something extraordinary and timeless suggests that he will go from strength to strength Alexander Maitland, Scotland on Sunday

Author : Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Asia
ISBN : 8120613589

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce Pdf

Author : Henry Yule
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732620692

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The Travels of Marco Polo by Henry Yule Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : Timothy Severin
Publisher : Peter Bedrick Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015013885523

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Tracking Marco Polo by Timothy Severin Pdf

Using the great explorer's journals as a guide, Severin retraces his route from Venice to the Kindu Kush on motorcycle.

Author : Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UCAL:$B52512

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8121235774

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marco Polo,Noah Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Asia
ISBN : HARVARD:HNJV3P

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The Story of Marco Polo by Marco Polo,Noah Brooks Pdf

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Asia
ISBN : YALE:39002005005815

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The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East by Marco Polo Pdf

Author : Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0469398760

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: Being the Account of a Journey Overland by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce Pdf

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Author : John Man
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409045649

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Xanadu by John Man Pdf

**A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years. John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.