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The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient China /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2002.Description: 48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0670035122
  • 9780670035120
Other title:
  • Terracotta warriors of Ancient China
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 931 21
LOC classification:
  • DS747.9.C47 O26 2002
Contents:
A strange discovery -- The quest for immortality -- Buried soldiers -- The faces of ancient China -- Inside the emperor's tomb -- The emperor's legacy.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
Summary: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction J 931 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) DS747.9.C47 Available 34517000334386

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

A strange discovery -- The quest for immortality -- Buried soldiers -- The faces of ancient China -- Inside the emperor's tomb -- The emperor's legacy.

Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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