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Destruction of paradise: triumph, tragedy, and the sack of the Summer Palace

Destruction of paradise: triumph, tragedy, and the sack of the Summer Palace
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ISBN 0999404695 (hardcover)
9780999404690 (hardcover)
Author Roote, John A.
Title Destruction of paradise : triumph, tragedy, and the sack of the Summer Palace / John A. Roote
Publisher Dallas, TX : Forbidden City Books, 2017
Physical desc. xix, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Opium wars -- Invasion of the celestial realm: James Hope Grant -- Palace of palaces: Robert M'Ghee -- A scramble for loot: John Hart Dunne -- The French have arrived: Charles Du Pin -- Around the world and then to China: Antoine Fauchery -- Exploring China and the Summer Palace / Robert Swinhoe -- Describing paradise: Maurice Irisson -- An artist's view: Felice Beato -- Reporting from China: T.W. Bowlby -- The soldier's eye: Garnet Wolseley -- India: Dighton Macnaghton Probyn -- The wand of victory: Charles 'Chinese' Gordon -- Burning of a palace: James Bruce, Earl of Elgin -- A scene of destruction.
Subject China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861
China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861 -- Personal narratives
China -- Relations -- Europe
Europe -- Relations -- China
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