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The first emperor of China / Jonathan Clements.
LIBRA DS749.9.C47 C583 2006
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clements, Jonathan, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
- Qin shi huang.
- China--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- China.
- Kings and rulers.
- China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
- History.
- China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 203 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map, portraits, ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stroud : Sutton, 2006.
- Summary:
- The first emperor of China was the son of a royal concubine and a statesman. He unified China and built the Great Wall.This exciting tale charts the rise and fall of this extraordinary man.
- Contents:
- Prologue: The Dagger in the Map 1
- 1 The Divine Destiny 15
- 2 The King of Qin 41
- 3 The Fighting Tigers 65
- 4 The River of Power 83
- 5 The Longest Cemetery 101
- 6 The Burning of the Books 113
- 7 The Ashes of Empire 139
- Epilogue: The Terracotta Army 155
- Genealogical Tables 169
- 1 Ancestors of the First Emperor 169
- 2 Early Dukes of Qin, 857-621 BC 170
- 3 Later Dukes of Qin, 621-338 BC 171
- 4 Ying Zheng's Immediate Family 172
- 5 The Meng Family, Companions of the King 172
- Appendix I Names and Titles 173
- Appendix II The First Emperor on Screen 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0750939591
- OCLC:
- 65758705
- Publisher Number:
- 9780750939591
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