Cover of William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion

William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion

by Larry Clinton Thompson · 2009

+ Want to read

"In 1900 in China a movement known as the Boxers rose up and tried to destroy Western oppressors. This book focuses on American missionary William Scott Ament whose bravery and heroism was tarnished by hubris and looting. Readers may come to their own conclusions, this book provides history of the Boxer Rebellion and the siege of Peking"—Provided by publisher.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
ChristianChristianMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisChinaChinaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 242 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare prices

Liked William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. American Missionaries, Christian Oyatoi, and Japan, 1859-73 Hamish Ion · 2009 Shares missionaries, missions, biography
  2. American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking Hua-Ling Hu · 2000 Shares biography, China, missionaries
  3. The Gay Genius: The Life and Times of Su Tungpo Lin Yutang · 1947 Shares China, biography, history
  4. Ancestors, Virgins, & Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China Eugenio Menegon · 2009 Shares China, missions, church history
See more recommendations →

“If you want more of the same (biography about christian), start with these.”

  1. Emperor Huizong Patricia Buckley Ebrey · 2014
  2. Visions Beyond the Veil: Visions of Heaven, Angels, Satan, Hell, and the End of the Age H.A. Baker · 1973
  3. To the Edge of the Sky: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage Anhua Gao · 2000
  4. Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life Alexander V. Pantsov, Steven I. Levine · 2015

“If it was the China that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. A shaking of the land Andrew Thornley · 2005
  2. The two Nichols Jester Summers · 1982
  3. A Jesuit in the Forbidden City R. Po-chia Hsia · 2010
  4. Hermit of Peking: The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse Hugh Trevor-Roper · 1955

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. The War of the Dragon Lady John Wilcox · 2012
  2. Free onlineFree Woman on the American frontier William Worthington Fowler · 1877
  3. Free onlineFree Woman on the American Frontier William Worthington Fowler · 1876
  4. Blitz Henry Brook · 2008

Report a problem