Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization by Matthew Miller, Liel Leibovitz

Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization

Matthew Miller, Liel Leibovitz

320 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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At the twilight of the nineteenth century, China sent a detachment of boys to America in order to learn the ways of the West, modernize the antiquated empire, and defend it from foreigners invading its shores. After spending a decade in New Englan...

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