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Press halts book on Jew who beat Marco Polo to China
by NEW YORK (JTA) -- The distinction of being the first European to visit China almost went to a Jew., The New York-based publishing house Little, Brown and Company was set to publish a book claiming that an Italian Jewish trader,
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The book, which was featured in a front-page article in the Sept. 21 edition of The New York Times, was written by British author David Selbourne, who said it was based on a 13th-century manuscript written by d'Ancona.
Selbourne, who said he translated and edited the manuscript after he found it in Italy, continues to vouch for its authenticity.
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