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Dolin, Eric Jay.
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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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Dolin, Eric Jay.
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.
MARC Display
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.
Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.
Call #:
951.03 D664w
Subjects
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
.
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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Adult Nonfiction
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