Golden Road
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Golden Road
William Dalrymple
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2024–2026.
2 of those were in the last year.
What people on Hacker News said
Dalyrymple's "Golden Road" succeeds at Frankopan's objective and I found it much better in general.
Good histories of China (Goldman/Fairbanks), and India (Keay) had whetted my appetite, and I think I'll need to read Dalrymple to be fully sated.
Where it comes up
- An amateur historian's favorite books about the Silk Road 2026 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year? 2024 · 1 recommendation