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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
River of smoke River of smoke Amitav Ghosh In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. When … OL16190746W
Keeping bad company Keeping bad company Caro Peacock London, 1840. Private investigator Liberty makes a connection between a dead merchant and escalating rows with China over the lucrative opium trade. Can she solve a murder that took place six months … OL17673114W
The Best Bad Things The Best Bad Things Katrina Marie Carrasco,Katrina Carrasco "A period novel about a female detective who goes undercover (occasionally as a man), to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and navigates shifting allegiances once on the inside" -- OL20848887W
Smuggling as subversion Smuggling as subversion Amar Farooqui With reference to Malwa, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India. OL2311415W
Drugs, the U.S., and Khun Sa Drugs, the U.S., and Khun Sa Francis W. Belanger On role of Shan heroin king, Khun Sa, b. 1933 or 4, in Southeast Asian and international drug trafficking. OL4425294W
The Chinese Opium Wars The Chinese Opium Wars Jack Beeching "Jack Beeching's enlightening account of a notorious epoch in nineteenth-century imperialism sets the background for China's view of the West today. In the 1820s British merchants were under pressure… OL4578272W
Ocean of bitter dreams Ocean of bitter dreams Robert J. Schwendinger "Ocean of Bitter Dreams appears to be the most authoritative account which presents the history of maritime relations from the point of view of those who are typically overlooked by historians. Thoug… OL4653166W
Broken blossoms Broken blossoms Pam Crooks Carleigh wants only to escape her father's lies and find the mother she never knew. Trig is determined to bring her back again. When she flees into the California wilderness, Trig is blackmailed by h… OL5681874W