As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from the acclaimed author ofOver the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe("Superb . . . A first-rate historical page turner"-The New York Times)-comes...