La odisea de Marco Polo: Trás los pasos del mercader que cambió el mundo (Viajero Intrepido / Intrepid Traveler) (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Rutstein, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8497639480 ISBN 13: 9788497639484

Publisher: Ediciones Nowtilus, 2010

Synopsis

A fascinating tale with more than 100 images of the journey of Harry Rutstein, the only man in history to trace the path of Marco Polo from Venice to China – a route that passed through Israel, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This is the result of ten years of work and three exhausting expeditions. By using horses, camels, and rafts made of goat hides, Rutstein has managed to truly replicate the astonishing and unprecedented travels of the 13th century Venetian merchant.
Through the book, the reader follows the author at every step: departing Venice, disembarking in Acre (Israel) and then travelling by sea again to Turkey, and finally starting a spectacular journey by land via Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan before arriving in China.
The Marco Polo Odyssey is a pleasant and fast read with hundreds of tales and historical and cultural facts. The reader will learn about the true work of this 13th century merchant who facilitated commerce between East and West and, consequently, expanded the merchant frontiers of medieval Europe. Rutstein has created both a thrilling travel book and a fascinating historical study of the Marco Polo travel route. Numerous maps help illustrate the adventures. Most importantly, however, Rutstein includes fragments from the personal journal of Marco Polo so as to contextualize the original travels and to highlight the key differences that separate the times of the Venetian merchant from our society some 700 years later.

About this title

About the Author:

Harry Rutstein (1930-2010) is the first person in history to trace the sea and land route of Marco Polo. He did it in three expeditions between 1975 and 1985. From these travels, he made the documentary, On the roof of the world with Marco Polo. He has also written various articles on the subject and has participated in conferences throughout the United States. He received the title of Fellow from the Royal Geographical Society of London and the Explorers Club of New York. For this book, he won the prestigious Independent Publishers Travel Book Award in 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ediciones Nowtilus
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8497639480
• ISBN 13: 9788497639484
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288