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Posted in Michigan (Saturday, September 6, 2008)
Written by Earl Miner. By University of Michigan Press.
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No comments about Naming Properties: Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by Basho and Sora, Johnson and Boswell.
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Written by Nicholas R. Clifford. By University of Michigan Press.
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1 comments about "A Truthful Impression of the Country": British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949.
- This is a book that the hard core student of Sino-Western relations or fanatic reader of dusty travel books will enjoy. The author tells us about the experiences of two or three dozen different British and American travelers to China, their impressions of the country, and how those impressions were influenced by their Western colonialist mentality.
I read the book primarily to see what the author had to say about travel writers I am familiar with: Isabella Bird, Peter Fleming, Edgar Snow, Agnes Smedley, and Mrs. Archibald Little. If those names mean anything to you, you might like reading about them in this book.
China was a popular destination for writers of every ilk in the 19th and early 20th century. For me the most interesting part of this book comes toward the end when the author describes the writers who visited the Chinese communists during the 1930s and 1940s and their very real importance in describing what was then an unknown movement buried far in the interior of a very large country. Generally, their views of the communists were highly favorable -- even fawning -- as the communists seemed to represent a departure from the China of decadence and ossification portrayed by many other writers.
A few good photos accompany the text. As with most scholarly books the price of the book is outrageous. I suppose the price is based on the anticipation of very small sales. Web publishing and print-on-demand should be considered as alternatives to make books of limited appeal such as this one more readily available at a lower price. I can't imagine that the author will get rich on the royalties however the book is marketed.
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Posted in Michigan (Saturday, September 6, 2008)
Written by Unknown author. By Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library.
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No comments about Biblical researches in Palestine, 183852. A journal of travels in the year 1838. By E. Robinson and E. Smith. Drawn up from the original diaries, with historical illustrations, by Edward Robinson..
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Written by Tom Powers. By Friede Publications.
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Posted in Michigan (Saturday, September 6, 2008)
Written by Michigan Historical Reprint Series. By Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library.
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No comments about My cave life in Vicksburg. With letters of trial and travel. By a lady..
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Written by Rhoda L Heinecke. By Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
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Posted in Michigan (Saturday, September 6, 2008)
Written by John, Sir Richardson. By University of Michigan Library.
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Posted in Michigan (Saturday, September 6, 2008)
Written by Michigan Historical Reprint Series. By Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library.
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No comments about Lights and shades of missionary life: containing travels, sketches, incidents, and missionary efforts, during nine years spent in the region of Lake Superior. By Rev. John H. Pitezel ....
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Written by William Alexander Semion. By Globe Pequot Pr.
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No comments about Michigan Family Adventure Guide (Fun With the Family in Michigan).
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Written by John Lees. By Applewood Books.
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No comments about Journal of J. L., of Quebec, Merchant, Pub. by the Society of Colonial Wars of the State of Michigan.
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Naming Properties: Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by Basho and Sora, Johnson and Boswell
"A Truthful Impression of the Country": British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949
Biblical researches in Palestine, 183852. A journal of travels in the year 1838. By E. Robinson and E. Smith. Drawn up from the original diaries, with historical illustrations, by Edward Robinson.
More Natural Michigan
My cave life in Vicksburg. With letters of trial and travel. By a lady.
Michigan (Know your America program)
Arctic searching expedition
Lights and shades of missionary life: containing travels, sketches, incidents, and missionary efforts, during nine years spent in the region of Lake Superior. By Rev. John H. Pitezel ...
Michigan Family Adventure Guide (Fun With the Family in Michigan)
Journal of J. L., of Quebec, Merchant, Pub. by the Society of Colonial Wars of the State of Michigan
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