Présentation de l'éditeur :
Marco Polo and his companions is -one of the most romantic and interesting of mediaeval or of modern times. The manner of the return of the Polos long after they had been given up for dead, the subsequent adventures of Marco Polo, the incredulity with which his book of travels was received, the gradual and slow confirmation of the truth of his reports as later explorations penetrated the mysterious Orient, and the fact that he may be justly regarded as the founder of the geography of A sia, have all combined to give to his narrative a certain fascination, with which no other story of travel has been invested. At first read for pure amusement, Marco Polo sbook eventually became an authoritative account of regions of the earth which were almost wholly unknown to Europe up to his time, and some portions of which even now remain unexplored by Western
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Biographie de l'auteur :
Noah Brooks was an American journalist and editor who worked for newspapers and authored a biography of Abraham Lincoln that is now considered an indispensable source of information on the Lincoln White House. He also published a Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and this Story of Marco Polo, written originally for young readers.
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