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When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail
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When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail / Eric Jay Dolin.
ISBN
9780871404336 (hardcover)
0871404338 (hardcover)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York, NY : Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.
Physical Description
xviii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Summary
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.
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.
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