Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization

by Liel Leibovitz, Matthew Miller, Matthew Miller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393070042
• ISBN13: 9780393070040
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"