In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
A Companion to the Public Television Series
- 2008 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Adventure & Recreation (Adult Nonfiction)
Consider the indignities suffered by Marco Polo: a member of a wealthy family of Venetian traders in fabrics and spices, he traveled the winding Silk Road from the Mediterranean port of Ayas in Lesser Armenia through Iraq, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Tibet all the way to the poet-sung... Read More