The Western Han Dynasty: A History of China

A starving general begs for a single bowl of porridge... a fortune-teller crowns himself emperor... and a hunted man, fleeing like a fugitive, somehow becomes the founder of a new dynasty. This is not legend. This is history-just far stranger than most people realize.
This volume brings the final, turbulent years of the Western Han Dynasty to life with the pace and drama of a novel. You'll meet unforgettable figures: Wang Zhengjun, whose rise from overlooked palace maid to empress begins wit...