ABSTRACT

A memoir of China during World War II, when Barnett, a US airman, shared friendship and scholarly interests with a young Chinese historian. They translated part of an ancient Chinese history, and met again in 1982. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

chapter I|8 pages

A Letter Evokes a Name

chapter II|12 pages

Kunming Knights

chapter III|6 pages

Washington Reunion

chapter IV|8 pages

Prose and Poetry

chapter V|18 pages

Unfair Ordeals

chapter VI|6 pages

Substance and Maneuver

chapter VII|8 pages

Source of Memory: Eight Squares

chapter VIII|6 pages

Tsinghua / Tientsin / Tokyo

chapter IX|8 pages

Friends, Lovers, and Betrayals

chapter X|10 pages

Genesis of Cultural Revolution

chapter XI|10 pages

Essences of Mandate

chapter XII|4 pages

Picnic

chapter XIII|6 pages

Human Rights and Solarz

chapter XIV|6 pages

Friendly Critic

chapter XV|14 pages

Washington to Peking: Attenuation of Voice

chapter XVI|6 pages

Eulogy and Quietness