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" The sand pebbles / "
by Richard McKenna.
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BL
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1002167
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b756537
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| Main Entry
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McKenna, Richard.
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| Title & Author
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The sand pebbles /\ by Richard McKenna.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: RosettaBooks,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Classics of naval literature
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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0795305125
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: 0795305168
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: 9780795305122
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: 9780795305160
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1557504466
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9781557504463
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; Copyright; Contents; eForeword; Chapters 1 -- 5; Chapters 6 -- 11; Chapters 12 -- 17; Chapters 18 -- 23; Chapters 24 -- 29; Chapters 30 -- 35; Chapters 36 -- 41; Chapters 42 -- 47; About the Author; About this Title.
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| Abstract
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As a spirit of nationalism inspired by Chiang Kai-shek's leadership begins to sweep through China, the river gunship San Pablo is ordered to patrol the region and to protect U.S. citizens. The crew of the ship is soon drawn into an international conflict when the Chinese Nationalists begin trying to expel the "foreign devils" from their shores. The conflict not only serves to illustrate the divide between east and west but also causes a rift between the members of the crew. The protagonist of McKenna's novel, Jack Holman, is a machinist aboard the San Pablo who has joined the navy in order to a.
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Americans-- China, Fiction.
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Americans.
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FICTION-- Historical.
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China, History, 1912-1937, Fiction.
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United States, History, Naval, 20th century, Fiction.
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Yangtze River (China), Fiction.
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China, Yangtze River.
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China.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.54
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| LC Classification
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PS3563.A3155S26 2003eb
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FIC028050bisacsh
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