description: It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler…Tai-Pan!
title: Tai-Pan  Part 1 Of 2
titlecomplete: Tai-Pan  Part 1 Of 2
genres: Asia, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 447
series: Asian Saga: Publication Order
publisher: Books On Tape