Merchants of Deceit: Opium, American Fortune & the China Trade - Friswell, Richard J.
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In the early 19th century, Connecticut resident, Samuel Russell set out for Canton, China to sell American made goods in this remote Asian nation. He was one of several Western businessmen who made the dangerous months' long journey halfway around the world in search of fortune. Once there, he discovered that opium sales was in high demand, and far more lucrative. In this little known chapter in American history the dangers and opportunities Russell faced there, as an opium importer are revealed; the many facets of feudal Chinese culture under the control of an ancient imperial dynasty are…mehr

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In the early 19th century, Connecticut resident, Samuel Russell set out for Canton, China to sell American made goods in this remote Asian nation. He was one of several Western businessmen who made the dangerous months' long journey halfway around the world in search of fortune. Once there, he discovered that opium sales was in high demand, and far more lucrative. In this little known chapter in American history the dangers and opportunities Russell faced there, as an opium importer are revealed; the many facets of feudal Chinese culture under the control of an ancient imperial dynasty are explored; and the difficult choices needed to traffic opium over the objections and under the nose of the emperor and his minions are described in vivid detail.
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Richard J. Friswell, is a cultural historian and Wesleyan University Visiting Scholar. There, he co-directs the Wesleyan Institute for Lifelong Learning, an adult education program. He is publisher and managing editor of ARTES, a fine arts online magazine (www.artesmagazine.com) and an elected member of the International Association of Art Critics, as well as an award-winning writer in the field of art journalism, with over 400 published articles. In 2016, Hammonasset House Books published a collection of his essays, "Balancing Act: Postcards from the Edge of Risk and Reward." In 2018, a work of historical fiction about the Hudson River School of painting founder, Thomas Cole, entitled, "Hudson River Chronicles: In Search of the Splendid & Sublime on America's 'Frist' River." He lives in southern Connecticut, where he lectures widely on topics related to the visual arts and cultural history in the modern era.