This now-classic novel by Richard McKenna enjoyed great critical acclaim and commercial success when it was first published in 1962. The winner of the coveted Harper Prize, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for seven months and was made into a popular motion picture...
As a spirit of nationalism inspired by Chiang Kai-shek's leadership begins to sweep through China, the river gunship San Pablo is ordered to patrol the region and to protect U.S. citizens. The crew of the ship is soon drawn into an international conflict when the Chinese Nationalists...
Set in China on the eve of revolution, this novel tells the story of a U.S. Navy gunboat and her dedicated crew of "Sand Pebbles."
The critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller and the basis for the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated film starring Steve McQueen. As a spirit of nationalism inspired by Chiang Kai-shek's leadership begins to sweep through China, the river gunship San...
Set in China on the eve of revolution, this novel tells the story of a U.S. Navy gunboat and her dedicated crew of "Sand Pebbles."
Set in China on the eve of revolution, this novel tells the story of a U.S. Navy gunboat and her dedicated crew of "Sand Pebbles."