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#342 - Taiping 19: Approved In the Margins

The History of China by Chris Stewart

Aug 15, 202652:22Society & Culture

A man disguised as a peddler stands on the bank of the Yangtze watching a British fleet go past, and tries to hitch a ride to Nanjing. He's been trying to reach the rebel capital for 6 years now, and this is the closest...

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