Gunboat on the Yangtze
Subtitle: The Diary of Captain Glenn F. Howell of the USS Palos, 1920-1921
Contributors: Dennis L. Noble (Editor)
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: August 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780786412327
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Biography: general; Naval forces & warfare; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; China; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Biography/Autobiography; USA; History; Military; Asia - China; United States - 20th Century; 19th century; Relations
Description: "Captain Glenn F. Howell kept a detailed account of his activities in China for 62 years. The resulting 202 volumes constitute an outstanding primary source on military service in China during the tumultuous period between two world wars.".

"This work presents Howell's diary during his command of the naval gunboat USS Palos on the Yangtze River from June 6, 1920, to September 23, 1921. Howell covers a range of topics, including the Chinese people, important locales (e.g., the Three Gorges), the opium trade, and the presence of missionaries and other foreigners in China.".

"Editor Dennis L. Noble provides a biography of Howell, an overview of Chinese history from 1800 to 1920, and a history of the United States military involvement in China during those years, along with comments on the context and significance of the diary entries."--BOOK JACKET.