Web archeology I would do my primary source research on Mao's little red book. I would research Mao's little red book because it is a significant thing in china's history. The little red book was a book with quotes that was meant to make Mao more popular among the younger Chinese population. That is the primary source I would research. I would research the little red book by looking at the history of the book. I would research if the book actually helped young people. I would also research if Mao praised himself in the little red book. I would research this because it would tell me why the little red book made Mao so popular to the Chinese. I would also research how many people actually read the book when it first came out. This would tell me how well known the book originally was. That Is how I would research Mao's little red book.