Across the desert of Gobi. A narrative of an escape during the Boxer Uprising, June to September, 1900

Williams, Mark

Published by Press of Republican Publishing Company, Hamilton, Ohio, 1901

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. 26; frontispiece, full-page map, 2 plates, complimentary slip tipped in at p. 1 reading "with the compliments of the author; original, green cloth, gilt-stamped on upper cover; about fine. Four missionaries on the run from Peking into Siberia. "The out-burst of the Chinese against all foreigners in June, 1900, was so sudden, that many of our missionaries in the interior were unable to escape, and were murdered. Many others were saved in ways almost miraculous. The story of the siege of Peking is still fresh in our minds. The following letters from the Rev. Mark Williams to his children describe the escape of one company of missionaries across the Desert of Gobi into Siberia" (p. [5]).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Across the desert of Gobi. A narrative of an escape during the Boxer Uprising, June to September, 1900
• Publisher: Press of Republican Publishing Company, Hamilton, Ohio
• Publication Date: 1901
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • China