William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion : heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary" / Larry Clinton Thompson
- Bib ID:
- 4586058
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Thompson, Larry Clinton, 1941-
- Description:
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- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, c2009
- ix, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780786440085
- Summary:
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"In 1900 in China a movement known as the Boxers rose up and tried to destroy Western oppressors. This book focuses on American missionary William Scott Ament whose bravery and heroism was tarnished by hubris and looting. Readers may come to their own conclusions, this book provides history of the Boxer Rebellion and the siege of Peking"--Provided by publisher.
- Full contents:
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- Prologue
- The fists of righteous harmony
- Will Ament in China
- Red-headed devils in Peking
- The semi-siege
- Admiral see-no-more
- The Empress Dowager
- The assassination of the baron
- In the British legation
- Herbert Hoover and Smedley Butler
- A tour of the defenses
- The tartar wall
- The conquest of Tientsin
- The darkest days
- Life under siege
- Not massacred yet
- Marching to Peking
- Rescue
- Ament's palace
- The looting of Peking
- Mark Twain and Will Ament.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2009
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