When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Eric Jay Dolin examines the early relationship between America and China through the global trade of the Age of Sail. Focusing on tea, drugs, and money, this history traces the commodities and commercial forces that shaped an important era of cross-cultural contact.
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When America First Met China explores the early relationship between the United States and China during the Age of Sail.
Centered on tea, drugs, and money, the book examines the commodities and economic forces that shaped this period of contact.
Eric Jay Dolin presents an exotic history of cross-cultural exchange, maritime commerce, and the beginnings of American engagement with China.
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