Author's only novel, winner of the 1963 Harper Prize, and later made into a movie that included Steve McQueen in the cast.
"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 between the perils of love and the madness of war. "
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Price: 825.00 USD