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Marco Polo
Laurence Bergreen
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Description for Marco Polo
Paperback. The extraordinary life of one of the great travellers of world history Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
In September 1298, the rival Italian republics of Genoa and Venice fought a fierce sea battle at Curzola off the rocky coast of southern Dalmatia. Against the odds the Venetians, led by Admiral Andrea Dandolo, son of the Doge, were defeated. Among the thousands of Venetians captives was one Marco Polo, gentleman, merchant of Venice, and sometime traveller to East Asia. Incarcerated in a Ligurian fastness, he told his story to a fellow-prisoner, a writer of romances named Rustichello of Pisa. The account of his travels that Marco Polo dictated to Rustichello in captivity - Il Milione - would be ... Read more
In September 1298, the rival Italian republics of Genoa and Venice fought a fierce sea battle at Curzola off the rocky coast of southern Dalmatia. Against the odds the Venetians, led by Admiral Andrea Dandolo, son of the Doge, were defeated. Among the thousands of Venetians captives was one Marco Polo, gentleman, merchant of Venice, and sometime traveller to East Asia. Incarcerated in a Ligurian fastness, he told his story to a fellow-prisoner, a writer of romances named Rustichello of Pisa. The account of his travels that Marco Polo dictated to Rustichello in captivity - Il Milione - would be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847247674
SKU
V9781847247674
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About Laurence Bergreen
Laurence Bergreen was born in New York City and educated at Harvard University. Now a prize-winning nonfiction writer, his books include Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (2004) and Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth, a narrative of NASA's exploration of Mars and the search for extraterrestrial life (2000).
Reviews for Marco Polo
a dazzling portrait of a remarkable man … a task that has been long overdue - Guardian
Guardian
Marco Polo comes to life! … a classic portrait that now surely cannot be bettered - Simon Winchester, author of 'The Map That Changed the World '
Simon Winchester
Guardian
Marco Polo comes to life! … a classic portrait that now surely cannot be bettered - Simon Winchester, author of 'The Map That Changed the World '
Simon Winchester