When America first met China an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail

Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.

Main Author:	Dolin, Eric Jay.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	United States > Commerce > China > History > 18th century. United States > Commerce > China > History > 19th century. China > Commerce > United States > History > 18th century. China > Commerce > United States > History > 19th century.

Summary:	Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
Physical Description:	xviii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-361) and index.
ISBN:	9780871404336 (hardcover) 0871404338 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Eric Jay Dolin is the best-selling and award-winning author of numerous works in maritime history, including Leviathan, Rebels at Sea, and Black Flags, Blue Waters. He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.