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050 00 $aDS761.2$b.L45 2011
082 00 $a951/.035$222
100 1 $aLeibovitz, Liel.
245 10 $aFortunate sons :$bthe 120 Chinese boys who came to America, went to school, and revolutionized an ancient civilization /$cLiel Leibovitz & Matthew Miller.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton,$cc2011.
300 $a319 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
520 $aIn 1872, the Qing Empire sent 120 boys to America in the hope that they would unlock the mysteries of Western innovation. They studied at New England's finest schools, befriended luminaries such as Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, and exchanged ideas with their American peers that would change the course of both nations. But when anti-Chinese fervor forced them back home, the young men faced a new set of obstacles, having to overcome a suspicious imperial court and a culture deeply resistant to change. Filled with colorful characters and vivid historical detail, this book unearths the dramatic stories of these young men who led China at the pivotal moment when it teetered between modernity and tradition.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$y1861-1912.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$yReform movement, 1898.
651 0 $aChina$xPolitics and government$y19th century.
651 0 $aChina$xEducation$y19th century.
610 20 $aChinese Educational Commission$xHistory.
650 0 $aChinese students$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
600 10 $aYung, Wing,$d1828-1912.
700 1 $aMiller, Matthew I.,$d1979-