Records of the Grand Historian
, by Ssu-Ma, Ch'ienNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780231081672 | 0231081677
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/1/1996
This second 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.: