{"product_id":"far-china-station-robert-erwin-johnson-9781591144090","title":"Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898","description":"Far China Station was the first work to put nineteenth century American naval and diplomatic affairs in the Far East into clear perspective. Johnson examines the origins of the East India Squadron, defines its import role in the implementation of foreign policy and describes the dangers routinely faced by the squadron's ships and sailors. Great and gallant ships move through the pages from the famous Olympia and the majestic Columbus to the plodding Palos. Naval heroes and the not-so-great, angry mobs, Japanese rebels, leaky boilers, imperious officials and infirm admirals are set against a background of uncertain anchorages, storms at sea, and the ravages of disease in the last years of the Old Navy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Erwin Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591144094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591144090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e US Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert Erwin Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254978801919,"sku":"9781591144090","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef8ef5d7-ae16-4948-9598-9d1ac7afc9ec.jpg?v=1694615414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/far-china-station-robert-erwin-johnson-9781591144090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}