Genghis Khan: Emperor of All Men
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Rating | : | 4.50 (691 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0884117987 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-12-04 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
1928. He made himself master of half the known world and inspired humankind with a fear that lasted for generations. When he marched with his army, it was by degrees of latitude and longitude instead of miles; cities in his path were often obliterated and rivers diverted from their courses; deserts were populated with the fleeing and dying, and after he had passed, wolves and ravens were often the sole living things in a once populous area.. Genghis Khan, meaning universal ruler, was a man difficult to measure by ordinary standards. Eight hundred or so years ago, a man almost conquered the earth
Better than fiction This is one of the best biographies I've read. The author does an excellent job of bringing the reader along the road of Genghis Khan's accomplishments and the great destructiveness he wielded in building an empire. At the end, you can't help but respect and be appalled by. Lleu Christopher said Compelling account of a conqueror. I found an old paperback edition of this 19"Compelling account of a conqueror" according to Lleu Christopher. I found an old paperback edition of this 1927 book in a used book store and just found out that a new edition has very recently been published. Genghis Khan Emperor of All Men is a very readable fact-filled history of the great conqueror's life. Genghis Khan was born with . 7 book in a used book store and just found out that a new edition has very recently been published. Genghis Khan Emperor of All Men is a very readable fact-filled history of the great conqueror's life. Genghis Khan was born with . "History The Way It Should Be Told" according to Amazon Shopper. WOW! This book brings to life the achievements of a man who had his heart set to conquer! The next time you're driving on a highway on your daily commute to work, look forward into the distance and try to picture how it would've been for an entire army to cross the distanc