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  | | Mandalay to Momien(Reprint) Narrative of the Two Expeditions to Western China in 1868 and 1875 Under Colonel Sladen and Colonel Horace Browne by John Anderson Paperback, 522 Pages, Published 2009 by White Lotus Press ISBN-13: 978-974-480-137-1, ISBN: 974-480-137-9 "This account provides a fascinating eye witness summary of two expeditions made in pursuit of what can only be described as a misconceived dream. The idea of a "back door" to China, which excited British speculative greed from the late 1860s, seemed determined to ignore both economic realities and physical geography. The British merchant community at Rangoon in the recently conquered Lower Burma, urged on by Chambers of Commerce and tex ..." |
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