Gifts from the Celestial Kingdom
| Author | : Thomas N. Layton |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804746915 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804746915 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (915 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gifts from the Celestial Kingdom by : Thomas N. Layton
Download or read book Gifts from the Celestial Kingdom written by Thomas N. Layton and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1850 a sailing vessel was wrecked on the California coast with a rich cargo of Chinese goods bound for the Gold Rush. This book uses the fate of the vessel for a dual purpose: to tell the story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California and to explore the potential of contextual archaeology by tracing the cargo back to its origins in China.
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