When America first met China, an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail, Eric Jay Dolin
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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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-365) and index
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When America first met China
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Eric Jay Dolin
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an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail
Summary
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships
Table Of 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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adult
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