The Reporter and the Warlords
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The Reporter and the Warlords

An Australian at Large in China's Republican Revolution

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eBook - ePub

The Reporter and the Warlords

An Australian at Large in China's Republican Revolution

About this book

Full of intrigue and swashbuckling adventure, the story of an Australian journalist who was at the heart of the most turbulent period in Chinese history

Set against the turbulent background of China in the first half of the 20th Century, this reads like a romantic novel—but it's a true story. The reporter is the intrepid Australian journalist, Will Donald, who arrived in Hong Kong in 1903 and by 1908 was managing editor of the China Mail. As a freelance journalist based in Shanghai, Donald then became advisor to a number of influential public figures, including Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek, entangling himself in their power struggles. He participated in the armed struggle to overthrow the last emperor of China and then wrote proclamations for Sun Yat-Sen, who ultimately became Provisional President of the Republic of China. Will Donald's most intriguing alliance was with the swashbuckling Manchurian warlord and morphine-addicted womanizer, Zhang Xueliang. The lives of these two extraordinary men became entwined over the decades and provide a compelling narrative. The role of both Australian and American advisors in these events has a particularly modern resonance.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781742694702
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  3. TITLE PAGE
  4. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  5. DEDICATION
  6. CONTENTS
  7. MAP: CHINA IN THE TIME OF DONALD
  8. PEOPLE FEATURED IN THIS BOOK
  9. CHAPTER 1: A DIFFERENT WORLD
  10. CHAPTER 2: HIDE-AND-SEEK
  11. CHAPTER 3: THE VICEROY
  12. CHAPTER 4: FALL OF THE MANCHUS
  13. CHAPTER 5: HOW WE TOOK PURPLE MOUNTAIN BY STEALTH
  14. CHAPTER 6: AN UNSHINING SUN
  15. CHAPTER 7: 21 DEMANDS
  16. CHAPTER 8: THE DAY OF THE WARLORD
  17. CHAPTER 9: THE YOUNG MARSHAL
  18. CHAPTER 10: THE CURE
  19. CHAPTER 11: MADAME AND THE GENERALISSIMO
  20. CHAPTER 12: THE SI’AN INCIDENT
  21. CHAPTER 13: DISILLUSIONED
  22. CHAPTER 14: ESCAPE AND CAPTURE
  23. CHAPTER 15: YESTERDAY’S MAN
  24. EPILOGUE
  25. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  26. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  27. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  28. CHAPTER NOTES