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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 October 2013
    02 August 2012
    ISBN:
    9781139178563
    9781108045551
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139178563
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.4kg, 310 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Social and Population History, East Asian History, Area Studies, Historical Geography, Regional and World History: General Interest, Asian Studies, History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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    Subjects:
    Social and Population History, East Asian History, Area Studies, Historical Geography, Regional and World History: General Interest, Asian Studies, History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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    During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856–60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land.

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