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A Brief History
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Description edit
Chinese peasants chafed against the foreign technologies and ideas that the imperialists introduced. Then a new movement-mystical, materialistic, and virulently anti-Christian-began to spread among them like wildfire. The foreigners laughed at the peasants' martial-arts routines and nicknamed... read more
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People edit
- Tzu Hsi: Dowager Empress of China
- Claude Macdonald: Add a description of this character.
- Morrison
- Favier
- Robert Hart
- Vice-admiral Seymour
- Gaselee
- Polly Condit Smith
- Sarah Conger
- Roger Keyes
- Arthur Smith
- Taku
- Edwin H. Conger
- Nigel Oliphant
- Beatty
- Mary Gamewell
- Jessie Ransome
- Poole
- Kuang Hsu
- Daggett
- Henry
- Von Ketteler
- Prince Tuan
- Clive Bigham
- Frederick Brown
- Harriet Squiers
- William Bainbridge
- Chaffee
- Li Hung-chang
- Herbert Hoover
- Dr. Martin
- Von Waldersee
- Jung Lu
- Mary Bainbridge
- Allen
- Krupp
- Backhouse
- Frank Gamewell
- Lou Hoover
- Hall
- Anna Drew
Setting & Locations edit
- Peking
- North China
- Tientsin
- Japan
- Peitang
- Britain
- Forbidden City
- America
- Russia
- Tartar Wall
- England
- Germany
- London Mission
- France
- Tungchow
- Shanghai
- India
- Europe
- United States
- Shansi
- Yangtsun
- Imperial City
- Paotingfu
- Hotel De Pekin
- Hanlin
- Washington
- Peiho
- Fengtai
- Shantung
- Canton
- New York
- Manchuria
- Legation Street
- Taiyuan
- Hong Kong
- Lord Salisbury
- Paris
- Langfang
- Italy
First Sentence edit
TURN-of-the-century Peking (Beijing) was the world's filthiest city-or so foreigners thought.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in A Brief History. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Diana Preston (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Walker & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0802713610
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Walker & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0802713610
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: DS0771.P72 2000
- Dewey: 951.035
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