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ID:
007203
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Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
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48pBlue Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Gives you detail information on this remarkable adventurer, revealing his daring journeys and controversial exploits in the New World.
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The age of exploration
In search of the Indies
Christopher Columbus
The plan
The quest for a royal sponsor
Ships and crew
The fleet sets off
The voyage
The men from the sky
Shipwrecked on Hispaniola
Triumphant homecoming
The spanish settlement
Columbus returns
Horror on Hispaniola
To the mainland
Another world
Across the wild Carribean
Stranded!
Voyages of exploration
Conquist adores
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0756619453 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
007660 | 921/COL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
006634
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Series |
Groundbreakers
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Summary/Abstract |
Traces the journeys and discoveries of the thirteenth-century Italian explorer who traveled overland from Italy to China.
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Opening up the world
Marco Polo's world
The Mongol Empire
Trade across the world
The Polos first go east
A new adventure
A change of plan
The hazards of travel
Across the Roof of the World
The Taklamakan Desert
At the court of the Great Khan
Khanbaliq and the wonders of Cathay
Missions to Mongol lands
Beyond the empire
The journey home
Strangers in Venice
Marco's marriage and later life
Explorers who followed
The legacy of Marco Polo
Map of the Polo's travels
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0431104697 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
007098 | 921/POL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
018367
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Pennsylvania, Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.
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32pCream Spine
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Great Names
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Summary/Abstract |
A biography, using first-person narrative, of the Venetian explorer who spent many years in the court of Kublai Khan in China.
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1590841360 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
017586 | 921/POL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025505
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Gurgaon, Hachette India, 2014.
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36pPrinted spine
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Great People
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Summary/Abstract |
A factual biography of the traveler Marco Polo within a fictional storyline involving local merchants in a busy street market.
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Knicknack Market comes to life 8
Marco Polo 11
The Port of Venice 12
Nicolo and Maffeo's adventure 1254-1269 15
The Polos' caravan 16
Along the Silk Road 19
From Persia to the Hindu Kush 20
On top of the world 23
Xanadu 25
Peking 27
Chinese treasures 28
Mongolia 31
The Polos set sail 33
Home at last 34
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9789350093382 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
023250 | 921/POL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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