| Title | : | Records of the Grand Historian |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Qian Sima & Burton Watson |
| Release | : | 2011-02-10 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Asian History, Books, History |
| Size | : | 949317 |
| This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, “He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.: |
