An edition of William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion
(2009)
William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion
heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"
by Larry Clinton Thompson
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"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.
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William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion: heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"
2009, McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
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0786440082 9780786440085
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Table of Contents
Prologue
The fists of righteous harmony
Will Ament in China
Red-headed devils in Peking
The semi-siege
Admiral see-no-more
The Empress Dowager
The assassination of the baron
In the British legation
Herbert Hoover and Smedley Butler
A tour of the defenses
The tartar wall
The conquest of Tientsin
The darkest days
Life under siege
Not massacred yet
Marching to Peking
Rescue
Ament's palace
The looting of Peking
Mark Twain and Will Ament.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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