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An edition of River town (2001)

River Town

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Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

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John Murray
Pages
416

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Subjects

Travel, Peace Corps, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages, China, description and travel, Sichuan sheng (china), Voyages and travels, Yangtze river and valley, Journeys, Peace Corps (U.S.)

People

Peter Hessler (1969-)

Places

China, Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China), Fuling (Sichuan Sheng)
Edition Availability
Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
April 25, 2006, Harper Perennial
in English
Cover of: Xiao shi zhong de jiang cheng
Xiao shi zhong de jiang cheng
2006, iu zhou chu ban wen hua shi ye you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
April 25, 2006, Harper Perennial
Paperback in English
Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
2002, Books on Tape
Audio Cassette in English
Cover of: River Town
River Town
March 7, 2002, John Murray
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: River town
River town: two years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: River town
River town: two years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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Book Details

First Sentence

"I CAME TO FULING on the slow boat downstream from Chongqing."

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS796.F855 H47 2001

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Dimensions
7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
Weight
10.6 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7860797M
ISBN 10
0719564808
ISBN 13
9780719564802
LibraryThing
27955
Goodreads
2854032

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15856590W

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