A Murder on the Orient Express–style adventure, set in China’s republican era
In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he pictured an idyllic overnight journey on a brand-new train of unprecedented luxury—exactly what the advertisements promised. Seeing his fellow passengers, including mysterious Italian lawyer Giuseppe Musso, a confidante of Mussolini and lawyer for the opium trade, and American heiress Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., he knew it would be an unforgettable trip.
Charismatic bandit leader and populist rabble rouser Sun Mei-yao had also taken notice of the new train from Shanghai to Peking. On the night of Powell’s trip of a lifetime, Sun launched his plan to make a brazen political statement: he and a thousand fellow bandits descended on the train, capturing dozens of hostages.
Aided by local proxy authorities, the humiliated Peking government soon furiously gave chase. At the bandits’ mountain stronghold, a five-week siege began.
Brilliantly written, with new and original research, The Peking Express tells the incredible true story of a clash that shocked the world—becoming so celebrated it inspired several Hollywood movies—and set the course for China’s two-decade civil war.
From the Publisher
Publisher : PublicAffairs (April 4, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 1541701704
ISBN-13 : 978-1541701700
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.5 x 9.55 inches
Đặt Sách The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Giá Tốt, Mua Sách The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Giá Rẻ, Đọc Sách The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China, Sách The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Vietsub, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Phê Truyện, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Tiki, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Lazada, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Shopee, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Phê Phim, Download The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China, Xem The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Miễn Phí, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Amazon, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Ebay, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Tiếng Việt, Đánh Giá The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China, Review The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China, The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China Bản Tiếng Anh...
Đánh giá
Chưa có đánh giá nào.