The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII: The Memoirs of Han China, Part IThe 16 chapters translated herein continue the biographies of individuals in pre Han China presented in volume seven of The Grand Scribe's Records. The reader is introduced to the major supporters and rivals of the founders of the Han Dynasty: the generals, advisors, strategists, and ministers who helped to shape the foundations of the first sustained empire in Chinese history. Although these men were often of common stock, they influenced the