1636 : the China venture
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Author
Contributors
Cooper, Iver P., author.
Published
Riverdale, NY : Baen, [2019].
Physical Description
448 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Status
Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
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Published
Riverdale, NY : Baen, [2019].
Format
Book
Street Date
1909
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Baen Books original."
Summary
"The newly formed United States of Europe, created by an alliance between the time-displaced Americans from the town of Grantville and the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, decides to send an embassy to the Chinese empire. One of the main purposes of the embassy is to establish trade in order to gain access to critical resources. The mission is a gamble--some might say, a long shot. The Ming dynasty is on the verge of collapse and China's rulers are suspicious of foreigners. The mission experiences one setback after another, but presses on. And they gain an important ally along the way: Zheng Zhilong, a former pirate now an admiral for the Ming navy and the head of an extremely wealthy Fujian province trading family. He knows through his Jesuit missionary connections that according to Grantville's history books, the Ming dynasty is in danger, from famines, bandit armies and barbarian invaders. And he is determined that, one way or another, he and his family will survive and even prosper. The embassy is joined as well by a young scholar, who helps them make inroads into China's complex and often dangerous society. Can the up-timers and their friends persuade the imperial dynasty and its mandarins to establish trade and diplomatic relations with the USE? They have one great asset: their knowledge may be the key to saving China from decades of mass suffering and civil war."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Flint, E., & Cooper, I. P. (2019). 1636: the China venture . Baen.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flint, Eric and Iver P., Cooper. 2019. 1636: The China Venture. Baen.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flint, Eric and Iver P., Cooper. 1636: The China Venture Baen, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Flint, Eric, and Iver P. Cooper. 1636: The China Venture Baen, 2019.
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