Shanghai lawyer : the memoirs of America's China spymaster /
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| Author / Creator: | Allman, Norwood F. (Norwood Francis), 1893-1987, author. |
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| Imprint: | Hong Kong : Earnshaw Books, [2017] |
| Description: | xviii, 396 pages ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11327150 |
| Summary: | Diplomat, lawyer, judge, soldier, spy, spymaster - just some of the positions American Norwood Allman, held in his 30 plus years in China. Shanghai Lawyer is Allman's first-hand account of his amazing life, from his arrival as a student interpreter during WWI, to serving as a Chinese and Mexican judge, practising before the U.S. Court for China, commanding the American militia in Shanghai, and, finally fighting the Japanese army in the battle for Hong Kong in 1941. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 396 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789888422203 9888422200 |