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Marco Polo

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Sample The amazing story of a Venetian trader who becomes an aide to the great Kublai Khan comes to life in this retelling for students by Manuel Komroff. Follow along as Marco Polo travels through deserts littered with bones, encounters animals previously unknown to Europeans, and comes to serve in the court of one of [...]

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Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Occident

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Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Orient
Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Occident

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Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Orient

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Titles in Series

Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Orient
Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels, The Occident

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Hudson Bay

CEBAdmin — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:00:18 +0000

Combining anthropological observations with descriptions of landscapes, plants, and animals, the account was applauded by the Dundee Courier for ‘opening up a mine of information to the curious’ and ‘describing the everyday life of a novel and singular existence’ with ‘buoyancy and animation’.

Appearing within a year of the first edition in 1848, the second edition reproduced here is illustrated throughout with views and vignettes. ‘Free from tedious details and unnecessary wordiness’, Ballantyne’s fast-moving and readable narrative challenges many misconceptions about nineteenth-century Canada and its indigenous peoples.

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The Curve of Time

CEBAdmin — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:24:44 +0000

The 50th anniversary edition of this BC classic, now in hardcover, will make a timeless keepsake. This is a biography and astonishing adventure story of a woman who, left a widow in 1927, packed her five children onto a 25-foot boat and cruised the coastal waters of British Columbia, summer after summer. Muriel Wylie Blanchet [...]

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The Travels of Marco Polo

CEBAdmin — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:55:57 +0000

Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this [...]

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The Medieval World – An Illustrated Atlas

Dayna Barendregt — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:00:13 +0000

Sumptuously illustrating the vivid parade of a thousand years of history, this comprehensive historical atlas concentrates on the Mediterranean world but also shows what happened across the globe between A.D. 400 and 1500 —from the fall of Rome to the age of discovery. Every page glistens with period works of art, fascinating maps, quotes from [...]

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Compact Atlas of the World, 7th Edition

Hester VanBraeden — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:23:06 +0000

A fully revised and updated 7th edition of this convenient, comprehensive yet affordable atlas, featuring 65 easy-to-read maps and profiles of each of the world's 196 nations. With 65 clear, easy-to-read maps of all the countries in the world, the fully revised and updated 7th edition of this compact atlas combines improved landscape modeling with [...]

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