Tales of Old Shanghai: The Glorious Past of China's Greatest City
Pirates, plagues, pistols, and poisons: with adventure of all varieties, this is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of historical odds and ends—stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards, and drawings—this book recounts in thrilling detail how a “barren rock†seemingly destined to fail rose to become one of the richest trading outposts in Asia.
Country | USA |
Brand | Earnshaw Books |
Manufacturer | Earnshaw Books |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | black & white illustrations, black & whi |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9789881866721 |
ReleaseDate | 2012-04-01 |