It is amazing to me how little of the Chinese historical classics are widely available in the US in affordable, accessible editions. Part of this is the longer history of Classical studies, so contemporary scholars have to compete with the public domain.
But the main English edition of "Records of the Grand Historian" is Burton Watson's translation, which heavily excerpts the material to focus on the Qin dynasty, rather than including some of the more mythological information about the Zhou.
But the main English edition of "Records of the Grand Historian" is Burton Watson's translation, which heavily excerpts the material to focus on the Qin dynasty, rather than including some of the more mythological information about the Zhou.