The China Mirage: The Hidden History of

From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers Flyboys and The Imperial Cruise a spellbinding history of turbulent US-China relations from the th century to World War II and Maos ascentIn each of his books James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind Americas engagement in Asia Now comes his most engrossing work yet Beginning in the s Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade As they---good Christians all---profitably addicted millions American missionaries arrived promising salvation for those who adopted Western waysAnd that was just the beginningFrom drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb THE CHINA MIRAGE explores a difficult century that defines US-Chinese relations to this day.