The Sand Pebbles Author:Richard McKenna The Sand Pebbles is a gripping novel of adventure aboard a Yangtze River gunboat at the very moment of China's bloody awakening to its new destiny. It is the story of men, a ship, and a way of life engulfed in a tidal wave of revolution. But most of all it is the story of Jake Holman, a tough young American sailor who finds himself caught betw... more »een the perils of love and the madness of war. Now a Steve McQueen Movie!« less