All posts tagged "china trade"
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4.5KArts and LeisureThe Recent Rediscovery of John Leslie Breck, Boston Impressionist
John Leslie Breck was a gifted artist on the verge of fame when he took his own life at the age of...
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6.8KBusiness and LaborJohn William Sterling, a Well-Respected Man With a Secret
John William Sterling was a corporate lawyer during the Gilded Age, a conservative, upper-class businessman, the kind of man the Kinks describe...
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15.2K1ConnecticutWhy Connecticut Sent Henry Obookiah Back To Hawaii, 175 Years After He Died
Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian, caused a stir in the spring of 1815 when he sat in front of the white worshippers...
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12.5KArts and LeisureThe Death of Chow in Boston Harbor, 1798
Among the graves of British and American Revolutionary War soldiers on Boston Common lies the body of a 19-year old Chinese teenager...
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8.9K2Business and LaborThe New England Opium Trade
The New England opium trade in the early 1800s produced considerable wealth for America. As it was never seen as a wholesome...
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Ebenezer Mix Makes His Last Stand (or Captain Eb Battles a Ghost)
Born in 1776 to John Mix, Capt. Ebenezer Mix belonged to the postwar generation that opened up the China trade. First as...
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