More than any other genre of leaders, heroes are a function of the judgment and needs of others. So what need do they fill, and how and why do we follow them? Key Books Edward L. Dreyer, Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433 (New York: Pearson Longman, 2006) Louise Levathes, When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405–1433 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996)
