History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea from 1807 to 1810
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1108029205
ISBN-13
9781108029209
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 7th, 2011
Print length
228 Pages
Weight
298 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.50 x 1.80 cms
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The English translation of a vivid and action-packed Chinese account of the scourge of murderous thieves and bandits. First published in 1831, it is written from the perspective of the pirates and their victims, but also includes a British naval commander's account of his adventures fighting pirates in the 1840s.
Piracy on the coast of China in the nineteenth century inflicted chaos and serious economic damage, with large mobs of bandits attacking coastal villages as well as wreaking havoc at sea. Yung-lun Yüan's account of this period, published in Chinese in 1830 and in English in 1831, is a colourful depiction of the pirate scourge. Interwoven with the narratives of the pirates themselves as well as those of the courageous civilians who resisted them, the text describes the organisation and rules of the pirates as well as the authorities' attempts to broker peace. Also included is Sir John Dalrymple Hay's account of battling pirates in the 1840s, first published in 1849. Hay (1821–1912) describes his tenure as a British naval commander struggling to suppress piracy. As well as providing a naval perspective on the pirate problem, Hay recounts numerous anecdotes of daring and heroism on the seas.
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