In a life of ceaseless exploration, Marco Polo pushed out the borders of his narrow medieval world. Born in Venice in 1254, the young Marco Polo first met his father at age 15, when the elder Polo returned from a trading expedition to the East. The father's tales of the court of the Kublai Khan in China ignited a lifelong passion for adventure in the son. The Polos set out for China in 1271, traveling through the Middle East, across the Gobi Desert, to Khanbaliq in China. The journey took four years. Kublai Khan took a great liking to Marco Polo, employing him as a spy throughout his vast empire. Marco traveled and observed the cultures of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and India in this capacity. His tes later became one of the world's great travel books, The Description of the World.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
National Geographic Society
ISBN-10
0792258932
ISBN-13
9780792258933
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183921162
Product Key Features
Author
Nick Mccarty
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's General Non-Fiction
Additional Product Features
Series Title
National Geographic World History Biographies (Library)
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Nick McCarty is an author and an award-winning scriptwriter for television and radio. He lives in London, England.
Date of Publication
12/09/2006
Country of Publication
United States
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