About the Book: The Horde
An epic history of the Mongols as we have never seen them?not just conquerors
but also city builders, diplomats, and supple economic thinkers who constructed
one of the most influential empires in history. The Mongols are widely known for
one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Horde, the
western portion of the Mongol empire that arose after the death of Chinggis
Khan, Marie Favereau shows that the accomplishments of the Mongols extended far
beyond war. For three hundred years, the Horde was no less a force in global
development than Rome had been. It left behind a profound