When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Eric Jay Dolin examines America’s first encounters with China through the intertwined histories of tea, drugs, and money. Set during the Age of Sail, this engaging work explores the commerce, cultural contact, and economic forces that connected two distant societies and helped shape their early relationship.
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When America First Met China explores the early relationship between America and China during the Age of Sail.
Focusing on tea, drugs, and money, the book examines the goods and financial interests that connected these distant societies.
It offers a historical account of cross-cultural contact, maritime commerce, and the forces that shaped an important chapter in global history.
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