Author: Harvey James Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Experiences and impressions of the author as a captive of bandits in Heilungchiang province, China ... during the summer and early fall of 1925"--Foreword.
Ten Weeks with Chinese Bandits
Author: Harvey James Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Experiences and impressions of the author as a captive of bandits in Heilungchiang province, China ... during the summer and early fall of 1925"--Foreword.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Experiences and impressions of the author as a captive of bandits in Heilungchiang province, China ... during the summer and early fall of 1925"--Foreword.
The Illustrated London News
The Michigan Alumnus
Author:
Publisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
In v.1-8 the final number consists of the Commencement annual.
Publisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
In v.1-8 the final number consists of the Commencement annual.
Medical Journal and Record
Journal of the Acacia Fraternity
Author: Acacia Fraternity
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Peking Express
Author: James M Zimmerman
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541701720
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for in this Murder on the Orient Express–style adventure, set in China’s republican era. In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he pictured an idyllic overnight journey on a brand-new train of unprecedented luxury—exactly what the advertisements promised. Seeing his fellow passengers, including mysterious Italian lawyer Giuseppe Musso, a confidante of Mussolini and lawyer for the opium trade, and American heiress Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., he knew it would be an unforgettable trip. Charismatic bandit leader and populist rabble rouser Sun Mei-yao had also taken notice of the new train from Shanghai to Peking. On the night of Powell’s trip of a lifetime, Sun launched his plan to make a brazen political statement: he and a thousand fellow bandits descended on the train, capturing dozens of hostages. Aided by local proxy authorities, the humiliated Peking government soon furiously gave chase. At the bandits’ mountain stronghold, a five-week siege began. Brilliantly written, with new and original research, The Peking Express tells the incredible true story of a clash that shocked the world—becoming so celebrated it inspired several Hollywood movies—and set the course for China’s two-decade civil war.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541701720
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for in this Murder on the Orient Express–style adventure, set in China’s republican era. In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he pictured an idyllic overnight journey on a brand-new train of unprecedented luxury—exactly what the advertisements promised. Seeing his fellow passengers, including mysterious Italian lawyer Giuseppe Musso, a confidante of Mussolini and lawyer for the opium trade, and American heiress Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., he knew it would be an unforgettable trip. Charismatic bandit leader and populist rabble rouser Sun Mei-yao had also taken notice of the new train from Shanghai to Peking. On the night of Powell’s trip of a lifetime, Sun launched his plan to make a brazen political statement: he and a thousand fellow bandits descended on the train, capturing dozens of hostages. Aided by local proxy authorities, the humiliated Peking government soon furiously gave chase. At the bandits’ mountain stronghold, a five-week siege began. Brilliantly written, with new and original research, The Peking Express tells the incredible true story of a clash that shocked the world—becoming so celebrated it inspired several Hollywood movies—and set the course for China’s two-decade civil war.
Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
China Journal of Science and Arts
Revolutionary Struggle in Manchuria
Author: Chong-Sik Lee
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520313143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520313143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.
Annual Bibliography
Author: Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description