Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy
Summary: Offers a brief overview of the history of the Great Wall of China, discussing its original purpose, how it was built, why it is considered a threatened monument, and what is being done to conserve it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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Summary: More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group 2015