Richard J. Friswell

Merchants of Deceit: Opium, American Fortune & the China Trade (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781667874340
• Artikelnr.: 66423909

Autorenporträt

Richard J. Friswell, MPhil, is a Wesleyan University Visiting Scholar and director of the Wesleyan University Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL). He is the author of three books on topics related to cultural history, including, Hudson River Chronicles: In Search of the Splendid & Sublime on America's 'First' River (2019). A Branford, CT resident, he lectures widely on topics related to the modern era, the period, 1750-1945.