{"product_id":"fortunate-sons-liel-leibovitz-9780393070040","title":"Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization","description":"At the twilight of the nineteenth century, China sent a detachment of boys to America in order to learn the ways of the West, modernize the antiquated empire, and defend it from foreigners invading its shores. After spending a decade in New England's finest schools, the boys re-turned home, driven by a pioneering spirit of progress and reform. Their lives in America influenced not only their thinking but also their nation's endeavor to become a contemporary world power, an endeavor that resonates powerfully today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on diaries, letters, and other first-person accounts, \u003cem\u003eFortunate Sons\u003c\/em\u003e tells a remarkable tale, weaving together the dramas of personal lives with the momentous thrust of a nation reborn. Shedding light on a crucial yet largely unknown period in China's history, \u003cem\u003eFortunate Sons\u003c\/em\u003e provides insight into the issues concerning that nation today, from its struggle toward economic supremacy to its fraught relationship with the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liel Leibovitz, Matthew Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393070042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393070040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.63h x 5.82w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2011 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 41","brand":"Liel Leibovitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119658529023,"sku":"9780393070040","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bef3262-4c2b-41f5-a3f8-062d58912a50.jpg?v=1687410323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fortunate-sons-liel-leibovitz-9780393070040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}