{"product_id":"gunboat-on-the-yangtze-glenn-f-howell-9780786412327","title":"Gunboat on the Yangtze: The Diary of Captain Glenn F. Howell of the USS Palos, 1920-1921","description":"\u003cp\u003e Captain Glenn F. Howell kept a detailed account of his activities in China for 62 years. His journals now make up 202 leather-bound volumes--one of the largest sources in existence, perhaps \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e largest, of servicemen's observations of service in China during that country's struggle to oust one power and come to grips with a new one between World War I and II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work presents Howell's diary from June 6, 1920, to September 23, 1921, during which time he commanded the naval gunboat USS \u003ci\u003ePalos\u003c\/i\u003e on the Yangtze River. First comes a biography of Howell, an overview of Chinese history from 1800 to 1920, and a history of the United States military involvement in China during those years. Howell's time as commander of the USS \u003ci\u003ePalos\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into three sections. Preceding each, the editor comments on the nature of the upcoming diary entries. Howell covers a range of topics, including the Chinese people, various important locales (e.g., the Three Gorges), making official visits, (his first as a captain), officer-enlisted man relations, opium, the steam navy, people who influenced him (S. Cornell Plant and Captain Joseph Miclo, skipper of the \u003ci\u003eMeitan\u003c\/i\u003e), missionaries and other foreigners in China (including U.S. military retirees), and \"trackers\" (China's human beasts of burden.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn F. Howell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786412321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786412327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.38w x 0.43d","brand":"Glenn F. Howell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860574073087,"sku":"9780786412327","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e02304d0-e4a6-45d9-991b-39c115b7fcf4.jpg?v=1709136385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gunboat-on-the-yangtze-glenn-f-howell-9780786412327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}