Letters From John Chinaman Classic Reprint

Author : Wilbur J. Chamberlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331257400
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Ordered to China written by Wilbur J. Chamberlin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ordered to China: Letters of Wilbur J. Chamberlin Written From China While Under Commission From the New York Sun During the Boxer Uprising of 1900 and the International Complications Which Followed It is with a degree of emotion which might not be quite understood by others, that I undertake the loving duty of writing a few words of introduction to this most interesting book. It was my privilege to know Wilbur J. Chamberlin, the author, in all his walks for many years. The familiar days and nights spent with him on many a newspaper field in the United States demonstrated his courageous, tender, faithful, and truthful soul. Only those thus associated with him could estimate his marvelous ability, or speak of the esteem and fondness in which he was held by newspaper men, statesmen, politicians, and all sorts and conditions of public men. His career reflected credit on his colleagues, whether on the New York Sun or on other newspapers. This book is made up of Mr. Chamberlain;s letters to his wife and sister while at Peking and other cities in China as the correspondent of the New York Sun. They breathe a humor distinctly his own; they attest unconsciously his probity of purpose; and they give a faithful and accurate insight into the everyday life and customs of the people with whom he dwelt in the Chinese Empire in the troublesome times which followed the Boxer insurrections. The qualities which make this book valuable are summed up in the editorial of the New York Sun of Friday, August 16, 1901, which said: "Wilbur J. Chamberlin, who died on Wednesday at Carlsbad, was one of the best reporters that ever served this newspaper and its readers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.