The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's ascent.

In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As they -- -good Christians all -- -profitably addicted millions, American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those who adopted Western ways.

And that was just the beginning.

From drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, The China Mirage explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese relations to this day.

Author: James Bradley
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 04/21/2015
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 2.20d
ISBN13: 9780316410670
ISBN10: 0316410675
Large Print
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | China
- History | United States | 19th Century
- History | United States | 20th Century

About the Author
James Bradley is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Imperial Cruise, Flyboys, and Flags of Our Fathers, and a son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.