Twelve Years in China
Author | : John Scarth |
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Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : China |
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Author | : John Scarth |
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Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : China |
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Author | : John Scarth |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1860 |
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Author | : John Scarth |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781019919200 |
John Scarth spent twelve eventful years in China during the mid-19th century, and his memoirs provide a fascinating glimpse into this tumultuous period in Chinese history. From the Taiping Rebellion to the Opium Wars, Scarth offers a firsthand account of the people, politics, and culture of China in the 1850s. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : John Scarth |
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Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : China |
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Author | : John Scarth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2019-08-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780461130676 |
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author | : Clarence Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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"Clarence Cecil 'Skippy' Adams exhibited self-reliance, ambition, ingenuity, courage and a commitment to learning. Unfortuantely, for an African American coming of age in the 1930's and 1940's, such attributes counted for little, especially if he lived in the South. Clarence Adams had another strike against him. In 1953, after spending thirty-three months as a POW during the Korean War, he chose not to return to his homeland; instead he went to China, where he spent the next 12 years of his life. After returning to the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee accused him of 'disrupting the morale of the American fighting forces in Vietmnam and inciting revolution in the U.S.' Adams vigorously denied these charges, explaining: 'I went to China because I was looking for freedom, a way out of poverty, and to be treated like a human being...."--From the preface.
Author | : Oliver Chin |
Publisher | : Immedium |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2011-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1597020281 |
Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Author | : a British Resident |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : China |
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Author | : Alok Joshi |
Publisher | : AKS Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2021-01-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 8194699657 |
“Twelve Sweet & Sour Years in China: True stories of an Indian” is a memoir about the experiential journey of an Indian in China starting shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics and ending just before COVID-19 outbreak became a pandemic. The author narrates his good and not-so-good experiences at work and in daily life through interestingly true anecdotes. It is the story of his survival and adaptability in an unfamiliar environment where everything becomes a challenge. His first-hand impressions about China and Chinese culture will leave the readers more informed, amused and surprised at the same time.
Author | : Harry Mingden SCARTH |
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Release | : 1860 |
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