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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.

Lippincott Library HF3128 .D65 2012
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dolin, Eric Jay
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Commerce.
History.
United States--Commerce--China--History--18th century.
United States.
United States--Commerce--China--History--19th century.
China--Commerce--United States--History--18th century.
China.
China--Commerce--United States--History--19th century.
Physical Description:
xviii, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Liveright Pub. Corp., [2012]
Summary:
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-365) and index.
ISBN:
0871404338
9780871404336
OCLC:
783160162
Publisher Number:
99950260543

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