Records of the Grand Historian

As a historian, I particularly admire the great Chinese historian, Sima Qian (135-85 BCE). In my world history class, I frequently assign his writings. I often say that he is the patron saint of historians because of the sacrifice he made to fnish is great project started by his father. Having fallen out of favor with the emperoro, he was given a choice of death or castration. He chose castration so that he could continue his work. So, I was especially thrilled when walking across the university campus, I came across a bust of Sima Qian.