| Description |
xiii, 370 pages, 16 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A different world -- ch. 2 Hide-and-seek -- ch. 3 The viceroy -- ch. 4 Fall of the Manchus -- ch. 5 How we took Purple Mountain by stealth -- ch. 6 An unshining Sun -- ch. 7 21 Demands -- ch. 8 The day of the warlord -- ch. 9 The Young Marshal -- ch. 10 The cure -- ch. 11 Madame and the generalissimo -- ch. 12 The Si'an Incident -- ch. 13 Disillusioned -- ch. 14 Escape and capture -- ch. 15 Yesterday's man |
| Summary |
Set against the turbulent background of China in the first half of the 20th Century, this reads like a romantic novel; but it's a true story. The reporter is the intrepid Australian journalist, Will Donald, who arrived in Hong Kong in 1903 and by 1908 was Managing Editor of the China Mail. As a freelance journalist based in Shanghai, Donald then became advisor to a number of influential public figures, including Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek, entangling himself in their power struggles. He participated in the armed struggle to overthrow the last emperor of China and then wrote proclamations for Sun Yat-Sen, who ultimately became Provisional President of the Republic of China. Will Donald's most intriguing alliance was with the swashbuckling Manchurian warlord and morphine-addicted womaniser, Zhang Xueliang. The lives of these two extraordinary men became entwined over the decades and provide a compelling narrative. The role of both Australian and American advisors in these events has a particularly modern resonance |
| Analysis |
20th Century history (c 1914+) (China) |
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Australian |
| Notes |
Cover subtitle: An Australian at large in China's republican revolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (320-335) and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Subject |
Donald, William Henry, 1875-1946.
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"The Nib" Waverley Library Award for Literature Nominations (2014)
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Australians -- China -- Biography.
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Journalists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Journalists -- Australia.
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Australians -- China.
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Journalists -- China -- Biography.
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Journalists -- China.
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Journalists -- Biography.
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Political consultants -- China -- Biography.
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Political consultants -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024107
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China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024103
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781742377971 (paperback) |
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