Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The story of Genghis Khan The story of Genghis Khan Charles King A biography of the twelfth-century Mongolian conqueror whose empire eventually extended from Peking to the Black Sea. Includes a section on Mongolia today. OL138612W
The Kite Rider The Kite Rider Geraldine McCaughrean In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite r… OL15051624W
The life and times of Genghis Khan The life and times of Genghis Khan Jim Whiting Profiles the life of Genghis Khan and his Mongolian rule. OL15837793W
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan Leo de Hartog Genghis Khan's armies breached the Great Wall of China, captured Beijing, and crushed all resistance in Afghanistan, Persia and Southern Russia by ruthless massacres and pillage. His armies also inva… OL17704120W
The tiger queens The tiger queens Stephanie Thornton "In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan. But it is the women who stand b… OL19994423W
Genghis Khan and the Mongol horde Genghis Khan and the Mongol horde Harold Lamb Traces the life of the chief of the small Mongol tribe who established a vast empire from Peking to the Black Sea in the twelfth century. OL2848652W
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Jack Weatherford The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprisi… OL8162628W