The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The 13th century adventurer and travel writer Marco Polo ended his days in Venice as a greedy and litigious merchant. Find out more about the remarkable life of the man – beyond the classic kids’ water game – with Laurence Bergreen, author of the new biography Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu.

Event: Laurence Bergreen will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, November 15 at 7 pm
Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway (at 66th Street)

Marco Polo is available for purchase at amazon.com

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