{"product_id":"echoes-from-wuhan-gretchen-dykstra-9781639882151","title":"Echoes from Wuhan: The Past as Prologue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An engaging and illuminative remembrance.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes from Wuhan\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic, fast-paced story of a na?e and adventuresome young American woman and how she navigated-well and not so well--the complexities of cross-cultural confusions and clashes in China long ago. A prisoner of privilege and watched by Party officials, Gretchen Dykstra stayed in Wuhan for two years and returned to a career in the civic affairs of New York City. She maintained enduring friendships with some of her students and, through those bonds, reveals aspects of an ancient culture that shaped modern China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGretchen Dykstra, a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, is author of \u003cem\u003eCivic Pioneers: Local Stories of a Changing America, 1895-2015\u003c\/em\u003e (WiseInk, 2019) and \u003cem\u003ePinery Boys\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Wisconsin Press, 2017) and numerous articles in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNY Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e, California History and Pennsylvania Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Dykstra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639882154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639882151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022","brand":"Gretchen Dykstra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073865478399,"sku":"9781639882151","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a929dae-4934-412a-9782-d9a41a37b287.jpg?v=1685450372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/echoes-from-wuhan-gretchen-dykstra-9781639882151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}