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The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia
Little Brown and Company
May 2015
On Sale: April 21, 2015
368 pages
ISBN: 0316196673
EAN: 9780316196673
Kindle: B00I82880Q
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction History
From the bestselling author of Flags of our
Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial
Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China
relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's
ascent.
In each of his books, James Bradley
has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in
Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in
the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans
who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As
they---good Christians all---profitably addicted millions,
American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those
who adopted Western ways.
And that was just the
beginning.
From drug dealer Warren Delano to his
grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong
Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of
Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, THE CHINA MIRAGE
explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese
relations to this day.
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