{"product_id":"marco-polo-and-his-world-sharon-kinoshita-9781789149371","title":"Marco Polo and His World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated tour of the famed adventurer's globetrotting travels, written by a celebrated translator of Polo's writings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter century. Imprisoned in Genoa five years later, he collaborated with Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa on a work they called \u003ci\u003eThe Description of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. That book recounted \"all the greatest marvels and great diversities of Greater Armenia, Persia, the Tartars, India, and many other provinces,\" a story that made Polo famous for all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMarco Polo and His World\u003c\/i\u003e, Sharon Kinoshita brings these marvels to life, describing the myriad commodities, plants, people, and animals that Marco encountered and recorded. Copiously illustrated, this book offers a vibrant introduction to Marco Polo's astounding adventures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Kinoshita\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789149371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789149371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sharon Kinoshita","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934136000767,"sku":"9781789149371","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd6ff171-aee8-4909-8318-92114fa9a0b4.jpg?v=1721790429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marco-polo-and-his-world-sharon-kinoshita-9781789149371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}