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Author:

O'Neill, Joseph R.

Title:

The Great Wall of China / by Joseph R. O'Neill.

Publisher:

ABDO Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Great Wall of China (China)--History--Juvenile literature.
Great Wall of China (China)--History.
Great Wall of China (China)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Land of achievements -- Ancient China -- Imperial and modern China -- Unifying a nation -- Building the Wall of Quin -- The Wall after Qin : 206 BCE-1368 CE -- The Ming Dynasty -- A final great expansion -- The Wall today.

Summary:

A comprehensive history of the Great Wall of China, begun during the reign of China's first emperor, Shi Huangdi, around the fifth century B.C., the continuation of the wall throughout succeeding dynasties, and the maintenance of the wall in the modern era.

Series:

Essential events

ISBN:

160453513X
9781604535136 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

2008033106

Locations:

WZPC325 -- Armstrong Public Library (Armstrong)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

GXPA501 -- Baxter Community Library (Baxter)

NPPA983 -- Kinney Memorial Library (Hanlontown)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

NVPB663 -- Riceville Public Library (Riceville)

BZPC851 -- Slater Public Library (Slater)

MTPB743 -- West Bend Public Library (West Bend)