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1) God's Chinese son: the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

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Spence, Jonathan D.

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1996

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English

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0 of 1	Valley Hi-North Laguna	951.034 H936zs 1996

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1996

W.W. Norton

400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father - attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth almost hidden by his luxuriant golden beard - to slay the demon devils who are leading the people on earth astray. Their leader is Yan Luo, king of hell, the Dragon Demon of the Eastern Sea. Hong does battle in Heaven, armed by his father with sword and seal, aided by his elder brother, Jesus....

2) The devil soldier: the American soldier of fortune who became god in China

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Carr, Caleb, 1955-

Pub. Date:

c1992

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1st pbk. ed

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English

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951.03 W258zc 1992

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c1992	1st pbk. ed	Random House	366 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; c21 cm.	On Shelf Central 951.03 W258zc 1992	More Info Place Hold

3) Flashman and the dragon

Author:

Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925-2008

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Flashman papers volume 8.

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Flashman papers volume 8

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English

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1 of 1	Colusa Main Branch Adult Collection	Fic

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1986, c1985

1st American ed

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320 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

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2012

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It is 1860, and while China seethes through the bloodiest civil war in history and the British and French armies hack their way to the heart of the Forbidden City, Flash Harry hoodwinks them all.

4) Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping Civil War

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Platt, Stephen R.

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2012

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English

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951.034 P719 2012

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2012

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Alfred A. Knopf

xxviii, 470 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

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951.034 P719 2012

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This narrative history of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some twenty million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles--a riveting, both sweeping and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history.