03818cam a2200781 4500 583655748 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307491572 0307491579 cad527d7-8ee2-46fe-b608-31e9cafb90c8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 205464 OverDrive (Product ID) 28530 28530 TxAuBib Clavell, James. Tai-Pan [Libby]. Random House Publishing Group, 2008. historic fiction. Asia. Pirates. Historical. Sagas. historical novel. British. Japan. Fiction. 19th Century. Saga. Epic. 20th Century. China. Historical Fiction. Genre Fiction. Drama. England. Adventure. Thriller. Trading. History. literature. Hong Kong. historical saga. historical novels. historical fiction book. historical fiction novel. literary historical fiction. asian saga. james clavell. historical books. historical fiction novels. historical fiction books. historical book. historical fiction saga. historical fiction sagas. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3883kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b>"A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages."—<i>Baltimore Sun</i></b><i><br /></i>It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler...Tai-Pan!<br /> <b>Praise for <i>Tai-Pan</i></b><br /> "Unforgettable."<b>—Chicago Tribune<br /></b><br /> "[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner."<b>—<i>Cosmopolitan<br /></i><br /></b>"Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is <i>Tai-Pan</i>."<b>—<i>Pittsburgh Press</i></b><i><br /></i>"Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous." <b>—<i>The</i></b> <i><b><i>New York Times</i></b><br /></i>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/CAD/527/D7/Tai-Pan9780307491572.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CAD527D7-8EE2-46FE-B608-31E9CAFB90C8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/CAD/527/D7/Tai-Pan9780307491572.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CAD527D7-8EE2-46FE-B608-31E9CAFB90C8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)