opium war, 1840-1842

Draws upon firsthand accounts to provide an overview of the trading of opium from India into China that was conducted by American, British, and Indian firms from 1823 to 1860, discussing trading ships and men, pirates and natural disasters, the Opium Wars, political and economic matters in India and China, and the historical consequences of the trade.

Chronicles the causes of the Opium Wars between Britain and China during the nineteenth century,.and England's fight to keep China's ports open when the country attempted to ban the import and use of the drug.

A history of the trade between the United States and China, begun in 1784, which affected this country in many ways, including culturally, industrially, and territorially.