Marco Polo Author:Keith Miles, David Butler Marco Polo left Venice, fleeting a scandalous love affair. He was 17 - only a boy - but he would travel to China in a thrilling odyssey across the vast expanse of Asia, one of the first to witness the exotic splendors of the East. Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road betwee... more »n 1271 and 1295. He would be a guest at Xanadu, the legendary palace whose sophisticated wonders would stun "civilized" Europe. And he would become a man -- an ally of the fabled Kublai Khan -- in a time filled with romance and breathtaking adventure.« less