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The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue is an historical novel set in 1913 Shanghai, where four cultures are about to collide: China, Korea, Japan, and the US. The point of collision is three tons of Japanese gold ingots meant to undermine an already collapsing China. Three ordinary men, a disgraced Korean tribute courier, a bookish naval officer, and a polyglot third-class quartermaster realize they must foil Japanese subversion and - with sub rosa assistance from Asiatic Station - highjack that gold to finance a Korean insurrection. Three ordinary women complicate, and complement, their efforts: an enigmatic changsan courtesan, a feisty Down East consular clerk, and a clever Chinese farm-girl. It is a tale that wends through the outskirts of Peking to the Yukon River; from the San Francisco waterfront to a naval landing party isolated on a Woosung battlefield; from ships of the US Asiatic Fleet moored on Battleship Row to a junk on the Yangtze; and from the Korean gold mines of Unsan to a coaling quay in Shanghai. Soon a foreign intelligence service, a revolutionary army, and two Chinese triads converge on a nation's ransom in gold.
| Autorius: | R. L. Crossland |
| Leidėjas: | New Academia Publishing/ The Spring |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2021 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 372 |
| ISBN-10: | 1735937819 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781735937816 |
| Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 20 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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