{"product_id":"the-abalone-ukulele-r-l-crossland-9781735937816","title":"The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue","description":"The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue is an historical novel set in 1913 Shanghai, where four cultures are about to collide: China, Korea, Japan, and the US. The point of collision is three tons of Japanese gold ingots meant to undermine an already collapsing China. Three ordinary men, a disgraced Korean tribute courier, a bookish naval officer, and a polyglot third-class quartermaster realize they must foil Japanese subversion and - with sub rosa assistance from Asiatic Station - highjack that gold to finance a Korean insurrection. Three ordinary women complicate, and complement, their efforts: an enigmatic changsan courtesan, a feisty Down East consular clerk, and a clever Chinese farm-girl. It is a tale that wends through the outskirts of Peking to the Yukon River; from the San Francisco waterfront to a naval landing party isolated on a Woosung battlefield; from ships of the US Asiatic Fleet moored on Battleship Row to a junk on the Yangtze; and from the Korean gold mines of Unsan to a coaling quay in Shanghai. Soon a foreign intelligence service, a revolutionary army, and two Chinese triads converge on a nation's ransom in gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. L. Crossland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735937819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735937816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Academia Publishing\/ The Spring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"R. L. Crossland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047411151103,"sku":"9781735937816","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f56b2fb8-a788-489b-b169-347fe2b35e63.jpg?v=1684990057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abalone-ukulele-r-l-crossland-9781735937816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}