Paludan Ann. Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial China

Thames and Hudson, 2009. — 224 p.Spanning more than two thousand years, from the first emperor, buried with his terra-cotta army in the third century BC, to Puyi, the four-year-old last emperor, here is the entire history of China told through the stories of its all-powerful rulers. Traces the history of China from 221 B.C. through 1911 A.D., describing the political and social challenges and contributions of each ruler. 126 color, 242 b&w illustrations.