William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion
Subtitle: heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"
By: Larry Clinton Thompson.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780786440085
Subjects: Ament, William Scott, -- 1851-1909; Missionaries -- China -- Biography; Missions -- China; China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901; China -- Church history -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In 1900 in China a movement known as the Boxers rose up and tried to destroy Western oppressors. This book focuses on American missionary William Scott Ament whose bravery and heroism was tarnished by hubris and looting. Readers may come to their own conclusions, this book provides history of the Boxer Rebellion and the siege of Peking"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The fists of righteous harmony; title: Will Ament in China; title: Red-headed devils in Peking; title: The semi-siege; title: Admiral see-no-more; title: The Empress Dowager; title: The assassination of the baron; title: In the British legation; title: Herbert Hoover and Smedley Butler; title: A tour of the defenses; title: The tartar wall; title: The conquest of Tientsin; title: The darkest days; title: Life under siege; title: Not massacred yet; title: Marching to Peking; title: Rescue; title: Ament's palace; title: The looting of Peking; title: Mark Twain and Will Ament.