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H.B. Morse, Customs Commissioner and Historian of China
HB Morse Customs Commissioner and Historian of China
Author: John King Fairbank, Martha Henderson Coolidge, Richard J. Smith
Hosea Ballou Morse (1855-1934) sailed to China in 1874, and for the next thirty-five years he labored loyally in the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs Service, becoming one of its most able commissioners and acquiring a deep knowledge of China's economy and foreign relations. After his retirement in 1909, Morse devoted himself to scholarship. He...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780813160023
ISBN-10: 0813160022
Publication Date: 7/15/2014
Pages: 342
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Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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