When America first met China :

Dolin, Eric Jay.

When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail / Eric Jay Dolin. - New York : Liveright Pub., c2012. - xviii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.

Provides an overview of the relationship between the United States and China dating back to the nineteenth century, featuring anecdotes and vignettes that discuss pirates, drug runners, slave traders, and other intriguing historical figures.

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