Frank Sanello
Author
Physical Desc
xii, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In the nineteenth century, Chinese society was crippled by a vast addiction to opium, which was largely supplied by British traders. For years, the British and Chinese governments had clashed over Britian's right to trade in China and be treated by the Chinese officials as equals. So when China tried to close its ports to opium, the British fought back, starting two of the most bizarre wars in history.