Hanes William Travis  1954 <br/><br/>
Opium wars :   the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another /   
W. Travis Hanes III, and Frank Sanello. 
 - Naperville, Ill. :   Sourcebooks,  c2002. 
 - xii, 334 p. :   ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-322) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction chemical warfare -- Lord Elgin’s revenge -- Disastrous etiquette -- Zero intolerance -- Canton besieged -- The black hole of Canton -- The battle in Britain -- Drugs and guns -- Diplomacy by gunboat -- The economics of addiction -- Crucifixion and cages -- Steamed victory -- A price on his head -- The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot -- Chinese masada -- "Early Victorian vikings" -- The trade in poison and pigs -- Strange interlude -- Outrageous slings and the arrows misfortune -- Peer pressure -- Scottish conquistador -- Hostilities renewed -- Lord Elgin’s return -- To the gates of Peking -- A hostage crisis -- "I am not a thief" -- Rescue and retaliation -- The Diktat of Peking. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1570719314 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--History--Opium War 18401842<br/>China--History--Foreign intervention 18571861
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS757.5  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951/.033 |2 21