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America's First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
By Haddad, John R.
- ISBN
- 9781439906897
- Publisher
- Temple Univ.
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Reviewed on May 1, 2013 | Social Sciences
Haddad (American studies & popular culture, Pennsylvania State Univ., Harrisburg; The Romance of China: Excursions to China in the U.S. Culture 1776–1876) has again struck the right note with this well-researched work on the first hundred years or so of the U.S. relationship with China. He conveys his narrative with humor, e.g., "Founded by a devout Christian merchant, Olyphant and Company conducted a profitable trad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
