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02037cam a2200361 a 4500 001 FB4F6AB440BF11DF814D4D3DA8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20100405092921 008 090729s2010 mauab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2009031087 020 $a 1592333982 020 $a 9781592333981 035 $a (OCoLC)316018309 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d CDX $d YDXCP $d JID $d SILO 043 $a me----- $a me----- 050 00 $a DS19 $b .C73 2010 100 1 $a Craughwell, Thomas J., $d 1956- 245 1 $a The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history : $b how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world / $c Thomas J. Craughwell. 260 $a Beverly, Mass. : $b Fair Winds Press, $c 2010. 300 $a 272 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Family tree -- Introduction -- The Asian Steppes: an intensely hostile world -- The savage boyhood of TemuÌjin -- A friendless boy's first allies -- TemuÌjin's first battle -- The showdown that made TemuÌjin a Khan -- TemuÌjin becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol nation is born -- The nomads conquer an empire -- Northern China falls to the Mongols -- Ghengis Khan invades the Muslim world -- The Mongol style of warfare -- The passing of Genghis Khan -- "The Devil's Horsemen" invade Europe -- How one man's death saved Europe from destruction -- Rifts in the family -- The rise of Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis Khan's empire -- The first Mongol emperor of China -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index. 650 0 $a Mongols $x History. 650 0 $a Imperialism $x History $y To 1500. 600 00 $a Genghis Khan, $d 1162-1227. 600 00 $a Kublai Khan, $d 1216-1294. 651 0 $a Eurasia $x History. 650 0 $a Middle Ages. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200402013536.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20100405104403.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FB4F6AB440BF11DF814D4D3DA8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search