Chinese Junks on the Pacific: Views from a Different Deck

by Hans Konrad Van Tilburg

From a Western perspective, junks were among the most mysterious vessels ever to sail the open seas. Offering more than just history, Chinese Junks on the Pacific focuses on ten ships, such as the Whang Ho, Ning Po, and Amoy, that sailed to the United States in the early twentieth century. Hans Van Tilburg examines why these ships, some of the last commercial sailing junks of China, came to the West, what they represented,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813049210
• ISBN13: 9780813049212
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"