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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.
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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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Dolin, Eric Jay.
Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012.
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.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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