The Bradys After a Chinese Princess; Or, The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco

The Bradys After a Chinese Princess; Or, The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco
Author: Francis Worcester Doughty
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2019-12-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"The Bradys After a Chinese Princess..." is a detective mystery novel. At the docks of San Francisco Bay area, a group of detectives lie in wait for Chinese smugglers they believe to be bringing in opium into the country. Among the detectives are the Brady Brothers, one of whom is the fiancé to Alice, their translator. When some Chinese men enter carrying a mysterious box, Alice overhears them talk about a Chinese princess in the box. But due to the ensuing gunfight and a heavy fog, the group are soon dispersed. And afterwards, there is no sign of either Alice or the mysterious box and the detectives set out to unravel the mystery and locate their missing partner...

The Yellow Demon of Fever

The Yellow Demon of Fever
Author: Manuel Barcia
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300215851

A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded along with human lives. Manuel Barcia examines the battle waged against disease, where traders fought against loss of profits while enslaved Africans fought for survival. Although efforts to control disease and stop epidemics from spreading brought little success, the medical knowledge generated by people on both sides of the conflict contributed to momentous change in the medical cultures of the Atlantic world.

The Yellow Demon of Fever

The Yellow Demon of Fever
Author: Manuel Barcia
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300252013

A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded along with human lives. Manuel Barcia examines the battle waged against disease, where traders fought against loss of profits while enslaved Africans fought for survival. Although efforts to control disease and stop epidemics from spreading brought little success, the medical knowledge generated by people on both sides of the conflict contributed to momentous change in the medical cultures of the Atlantic world.

The Trouble with Demons

The Trouble with Demons
Author: Lisa Shearin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780441017126

For seeker Raine Benares, a demon infestation on the Isle of Mid couldn't come at a worse time. Already fighting the influence of the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone, Raine discovers she is also magically bonded to a dark mage and a white knight, two dangerous and powerful men on opposing sides. Turns out, the demons want the key to unlock the Saghred. As a seeker, Raine should be able to find it first. As the axis of light and dark powers, she's a magical cataclysm waiting to happen.