When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail / Eric Jay Dolin.
By: Dolin, Eric Jay
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.Description: xviii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780871404336 (hardcover) :; 0871404338 (hardcover).Subject(s): 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 centuryDDC classification: 382.0973051 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 382.0973051 D689 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003137452 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.
"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.
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
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