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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Evacuating Shanghai, August 1937
To maintain narrative momentum and keep focused on the story’s main character, William Langhorn Bond, I excised most of the details of CNAC’s evacuation of Shanghai from China’s Wings chapter 8, “Things Fall Apart,” which happens in mid-August, 1937 at … Continue reading
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An excellent old Shanghai photo collection
A fellow who seems to be named LJ Chan has posted a very atmospheric stream of old Shanghai photos… enjoy!
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“Goddamn it, I promised the wife I wouldn’t do this any more.”
Few people in the Colony had larger disposable incomes than CNAC’s Caucasian pilots, and few had more “face” in both Western and Chinese communities. They were admired by all strata of Hong Kong society, although perhaps not so much liked … Continue reading
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