The Sand Pebbles Author:Richard McKenna A gripping novel of adventure aboard a Yangtze River gunboat at the very moment of China's bloody awakening to its new desting. It is the story of men, a ship, and a way of life engulfed in a tidal wave of revolution. But mostly it is the sotry of Jake Holman. a tough young American sailor who finds himself caught between the perils of love an... more »d the madness of war.« less