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heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"

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An edition of William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion (2009)

William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion

heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"

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"In 1900 in China a movement known as the Boxers rose up and tried to destroy Western oppressors. This book focuses on American missionary William Scott Ament whose bravery and heroism was tarnished by hubris and looting. Readers may come to their own conclusions, this book provides history of the Boxer Rebellion and the siege of Peking"--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
Language
English
Pages
242

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Subjects
Missionaries, Missions, Church history, China, Biography, History, Missions, china, China, history, boxer rebellion, 1899-1901, China, church history, Missionaries, biography, China, biography
People
William Scott Ament (1851-1909)
Places
China
Times
20th century, Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901

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William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion: heroism, hubris, and the "ideal missionary"
2009, McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
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Table of Contents

Prologue
The fists of righteous harmony
Will Ament in China
Red-headed devils in Peking
The semi-siege
Admiral see-no-more
The Empress Dowager
The assassination of the baron
In the British legation
Herbert Hoover and Smedley Butler
A tour of the defenses
The tartar wall
The conquest of Tientsin
The darkest days
Life under siege
Not massacred yet
Marching to Peking
Rescue
Ament's palace
The looting of Peking
Mark Twain and Will Ament.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Jefferson, N.C
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
266.0092, B
Library of Congress
BV3427.A45 T46 2009, BV3427.A45T46 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
242

ID Numbers

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OL23042945M
Internet Archive
williamscottamen00thom
ISBN 13
9780786440085
LCCN
2008053862
OCLC/WorldCat
251302315
Library Thing
8104039
Goodreads
6063372

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