Rebels of the heavenly kingdom
By: Katherine Paterson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Juvenile fiction; China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 -- Fiction; China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861 -- Fiction
Description: Abducted from his home by bandits, fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is rescued from slavery by a mysterious girl who introduces him to the Taiping Tienkuo, a secret society partly based on Christian principles and dedicated to the overthrow of the Manchu government.
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