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The Immortal of the Aztecs
An epic history of the ancient American tribes, beginning in the fifteenth century. It opens the door to a dreamlike age of exploration, brimming with vitality, and follows the wars and trade between Western Europe and East Asia as the indigenous peoples of the Americas establish a mighty empire. What does it mean to live forever? Is it an individual, or a civilization? Why did Europe rise to power? Why did it gradually bring its cannons to bear and place itself above the entire world? And why d
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Taiping Road in the Late Han Dynasty
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the spring of the second year of Guanghe (179), there was a great epidemic in the north. In March, there was an earthquake in Beijing. In April, there was a solar eclipse, and Emperor Ling gave a general amnesty to the world. Taiping Taoist Zhang Jiao preached in Jizhou and treated the people with Fu Shui. In Julu Township, he witnessed tax collectors pressing hard, a farmer's family was destroyed, and the land was all owned by powerful people. Only one
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