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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.
    by Dolin, Eric Jay.
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    Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.
    Call #:951.03 D664w
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  • United States -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 18th century.
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  • United States -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century.
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  • China -- Commerce -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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  • China -- Commerce -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
  • ISBN: 
    9780871404336 (hardcover)
    0871404338 (hardcover)
    Edition: 
    1st ed.
    Description: 
    xviii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.
    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.
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