Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
679
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 2017
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Description
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9780340750698
Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9780340750698
Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
Genres
Action & Adventure
History