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Author: Harvey James Howard Publisher: ISBN: Category : Brigands and robbers Languages : en Pages : 344
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"Experiences and impressions of the author as a captive of bandits in Heilungchiang province, China ... during the summer and early fall of 1925"--Foreword.
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.
Author: James M Zimmerman Publisher: PublicAffairs ISBN: 1541701720 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 381
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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.
Author: Chong-Sik Lee Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520313143 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 384
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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.