{"product_id":"beyond-the-heavenly-kingdom-li-bo-9781541232211","title":"Beyond The Heavenly Kingdom: Sequel to Tienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Heavenly Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book in a series set in the mid-nineteenth century and follows \u003ci\u003eTienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, which traced the lives of Jason Brandt; his wife, Black Jade; and his scholar friend Wu Sek-chong during the Chinese Civil War. In this second novel, Brandt and Black Jade travel from Shanghai to Boston in the years following the American Civil War. Americans of that era, increasingly anxious about competition from lower wage Chinese immigrants, demanded an end to all immigration from China, which culminated in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this novel inspired by Mark Twain's travel memoir \u003ci\u003eInnocents Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e, Brandt, a Shanghai-based American journalist, imagines writing a book that chronicles his own travels. He and Black Jade journey to Boston, where his father, a Christian missionary, lives. On the journey, Brandt and Black Jade learn of the Troy Female Seminary, a pioneering girls' school in Upstate New York, and dream of opening a similar school in China. Along the way, they encounter actual historical figures-including President Grant, Mark Twain, and Senator Charles Sumner-as well as literary characters such as Phileas Fogg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel with them as they come to grips with a changing world that shares many parallels with our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Li Bo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541232216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541232211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.41d","brand":"Li Bo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067357032703,"sku":"9781541232211","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff4737bd-5447-493d-8398-ee8de3966502.jpg?v=1685412745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-heavenly-kingdom-li-bo-9781541232211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}