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DescriptionOriginally built to defend against nomads from the north, much of ancient China's first line of defence still stands today. What techniques did workers use so that the wall would last over time? And at what cost? Discover the motives and methods used for this engineering wonder.
Author descriptionRebecca Stanborough spent her teenage years in a ramshackle community house with 21 people and two bathrooms. Now she lives and writes in St. Augustine, Florida, surrounded by alligators, island rats, and roseate spoonbills, none of whom has ever asked to share her bathroom. |