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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.

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Bibliographic Details
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.
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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 author of numerous works in maritime history, including Left for Dead ; Black Flags, Blue Waters ; and Leviathan . His books have won many awards including the John Lyman Award for U.S. Maritime History; Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in American History Book Award; and the Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature; and he was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. He now lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with his family.