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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA fascinating coverage provides college-level readers with an unusual early diplomatic history key to understanding today's Asian history. * California Bookwatch, Vol. 1, No. 9 (November 2006) *
The authors offer interesting material culled from extensive research...Recommended. * CHOICE, Vol. 44, No. 11 (July 2007) *
This work describes the activities of American merchants, missionaries, and diplomatic envoys in Southeast Asia prior to and during the US Civil War. The narrative shows how these figures maintained and occasionally furthered American interests in the region while their country was embroiled in conflict, paving the way for the 1879 tour through Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Bangkok, and Saigon by President Grant, helping to cement US relations in the area. * Reference and Research Book News, November 2006 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. Establishing Early Contacts Chapter 4 3. Along Burma's Rivers Chapter 5 4. King Mongkut's Guests Chapter 6 5. The World of Commerce during the U.S. Civil War Chapter 7 6. Diplomacy during the War Years Chapter 8 7. Epilogue Part 9 Selected Bibliography Part 10 Index Part 11 About the Authors
