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Wood, Frances, 1948-
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Chʻin Shih-huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Wood, Frances, 1948-
Chʻin Shih-huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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China
's
first
emperor
and his
terracotta
warriors
/ Frances Wood.
by
Wood, Frances, 1948-
St. Martin's Press, 2008.
Call #:
931.04 W875c
Subjects
Chʻin Shih-huang,
Emperor
of
China
, 259-210 B.C.
China
-- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China
-- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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ISBN:
9780312381127
0312381123
Uniform title:
First
emperor
of
China
Edition:
1st U.
S
. ed.
Description:
ix, 209 p. : ill. , map ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published under title: The
first
emperor
of
China
. London : Profile, 2007.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: elephants, steamed duck and warring states -- The heart of a tiger or wolf -- The grand scribe's records and the place of the sleeping tiger -- The cunning councillor -- Cowboys and indians or Confucianism and Legalism -- The height of legal responsibility -- This species of fortification: the Great Wall -- The burning of the books -- Making everything the same -- The supreme forest and the hall of 10,000 guests -- The drugs of immortality -- Seas of mercury, pearl stars and an army of 8,000 men -- The
First
Emperor
and the Great Helmsman.
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