Today's American Minute — Marco Polo's trip East & the Real Reason Columbus sailed West

Saint Louis, Genghis Khan, Kubla Khan, Marco Polo, how dangerous land routes East led Columbus to sail West- American Minute with Bill Federer

October 09, 2026 • Marco Polo's trip East & the Real Reason Columbus sailed West

All those blaming Columbus for sailing west must turn one chapter back in the history books to find that it was actually Islamic jihad disrupting the land routes from Europe to India and China that resulted in Columbus looking for a sea route.