This is a great book for those interested in the structure and veracity of Marco Polo‘s “Travels” and/or the Mongol Empire under Kublia Khan.
This is a great book for those interested in the structure and veracity of Marco Polo‘s “Travels” and/or the Mongol Empire under Kublia Khan.
A fun exploration of how the story Marco Polo told might have related to real story he experienced - tied into Coleridge‘s Xanadu. Lots of fantastic (but real) here. Wowed by his father and uncle, by the details of Ghengis Khan found only here, by Beijing, Hangzhou, by all the crazy details that were accurate, and by Venice and the world between. 👇
Following the European trails through the 13th century, Mongol controlled silk road.