The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars= Historia Mongalorum Quo s Nos Tartaros Appellamus: Friar Giovanni Di Plano Carpini's Account of His Embassy to the Court of the Mongol Khan
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The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars= Historia Mongalorum Quo s Nos Tartaros Appellamus: Friar Giovanni Di Plano Carpini's Account of His Embassy to the Court of the Mongol Khan

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Paperback, 136 pages
Published March 1st 1996 by Branden Books
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Christoph Rehage
Looks like I have a new contender for the title of “earliest book” on my list of travel literature:



Author: Giovanni DiPlano Carpini
Title: The Story of the Mongols Whom we Call the Tartars
Time: 1245-1247
Destination: France to Mongolia
Length: 2 years
Type: caravan
Rating: 6/10
The papal spy

The story: A few years after the Mongol attacks on Eastern Europe, the Pope decided to send a cleric to the court of the Khan. That cler...more
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A great period historical account
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