The Diplomat of Kashgar: A Very Special Agent: The Life of Sir George Macartney, 18 January 1867 - 19 May 1945 by James McCarthy

The Diplomat of Kashgar: A Very Special Agent: The Life of Sir George Macartney, 18 January 1867 - 19 May 1945

James McCarthy

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nonfiction autobiography biography historical
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The subject of this biography, Sir George Macartney, was of mixed Scottish-Chinese parentage. Based in remote Kashgar on the famous Silk Road, he was caught up in the great 19th and early 20th century power-struggle between Britain, China and Russ...

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