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. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Liveright Pub. Corp.,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- "The adventurous pursuits of commerce"
- The Middle Kingdom
- China dreams
- The "new people"
- China rush
- The golden ghetto
- China through American eyes
- The Opium War
- Racing the wind
- Fading fortune
- Echoes of the past.