The Great Wall in 50 Objects, Paperback - William Lindesay

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From the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, this book explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such as the appearance of the Wall in Ortelius atlas of the world to the unexpected origins of wolf smoke, proliferation of the blunderbuss in the 15th century Great Wall theatre of war, and Kafkas classic short story At the Building of the Great Wall.About the Author:William Lindesay was the first foreigner to traverse the Ming Great Wall on foot from end to end, in 1987. He has featured in documentaries, including a presentation of his own story on the National Geographic Channel. His books include Alone on the Great Wall and The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China.

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