{"product_id":"gunboat-on-the-yangtze-the-diary-of-captain-glenn-f-howell-of-the-uss-palos-1920-1921-9780786412327","title":"Gunboat on the Yangtze: The Diary of Captain Glenn F. Howell of the USS Palos, 1920-1921","description":"\u003cp\u003e Captain Glenn F. Howell kept a detailed account of his activities in China for 62 years. His journals now make up 202 leather-bound volumes--one of the largest sources in existence, perhaps \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e largest, of servicemen's observations of service in China during that country's struggle to oust one power and come to grips with a new one between World War I and II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work presents Howell's diary from June 6, 1920, to September 23, 1921, during which time he commanded the naval gunboat USS \u003ci\u003ePalos\u003c\/i\u003e on the Yangtze River. First comes a biography of Howell, an overview of Chinese history from 1800 to 1920, and a history of the United States military involvement in China during those years. Howell's time as commander of the USS \u003ci\u003ePalos\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into three sections. Preceding each, the editor comments on the nature of the upcoming diary entries. Howell covers a range of topics, including the Chinese people, various important locales (e.g., the Three Gorges), making official visits, (his first as a captain), officer-enlisted man relations, opium, the steam navy, people who influenced him (S. Cornell Plant and Captain Joseph Miclo, skipper of the \u003ci\u003eMeitan\u003c\/i\u003e), missionaries and other foreigners in China (including U.S. military retirees), and \"trackers\" (China's human beasts of burden.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn F. Howell\u003c\/b\u003e served two full tours of duty on the old China Station in the interwar period. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis L. Noble\u003c\/b\u003e is retired from the United States Coast Guard. A former librarian and adjunct college professor, he lives in Sequim, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328217485586,"sku":"9780786412327","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_140d19bd-fcd4-4d66-91f1-8f03154e127e.jpg?v=1727731615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gunboat-on-the-yangtze-the-diary-of-captain-glenn-f-howell-of-the-uss-palos-1920-1921-9780786412327","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}