Knicknack market comes to life -- Marco Polo -- Port of Venice -- Nicolo and Maffeo's adventure 1254-1269 -- Polo's caravan -- Along the silk road -- From Persia to the Hindu Kush -- On top of the world -- Xanadu -- Peking -- Chinese treasures -- Mongolia -- Polos set sail -- Home at last -- Fact or fiction -- Glossary & index.
Summary:
A factual biography of the traveler Marco Polo within a fictional storyline involving local merchants in a busy street market.
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