The Great Wall
- Synopsis
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British historian and travel writer Man adds to his extensive popular writing on China and Mongolia by recounting the origin and legacy of what--erroneously, he explains--is famous as a single wall that--also wrong--is the only human artifact visible from space, or from the moon, or even from Mars in some versions. Among his topics are the Wall's everywomen, the Wall goes west, the concubine and the barbarian, losing the lost legion, the coming of the Mongols, to the Ordos and beyond, climbing around Beijing, and the end of the Wall and the Ming. He appends dates and dynasties. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786731770
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Date of Addition:
- 09/17/12
- Copyrighted By:
- John Man Maps Copyright
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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History,
Nonfiction,
Travel
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- Bookshare Staff
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