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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.

Dolin, Eric Jay. (Author).

Summary:

Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780871404336 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0871404338 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xviii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-361) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"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.
Subject: 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 century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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