Title:
When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail / Eric Jay Dolin.
ISBN:
9780871404336
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Liveright Pub. Corp., [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xviii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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.
Summary:
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
OCLC Number:
ocn783160162
Availability:
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