The Silk Princess (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780976841760)

Travel with the opium swift boats down the River of Pearl. Watch the Boxer Rebellion unfold as the Chinese people try to preserve their ancient civilization and conquer their invaders with paper dragons and swords. Follow the history of the Chinese Celestial Empire in all its glory, sadness and despair through the lives of three women as China evolves through its history, and understand who China is and why she is who she is today

Author: Penelope Dyan
ISBN-10: 0976841762
ISBN-13: 9780976841760
Publisher: Bellissima Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2005
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d