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 |