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Table of Contents

Cover
Title page(p. 1)
Copyright(p. 2)
Table of Contents(pp. 3-4)
Dedication(p. 5)
Preface(pp. 6-7)
I. Boyhood(pp. 8-14)
School Days(pp. 15-19)
III. Journey to America and First Experiences There(pp. 20-23)
IV. At Monson Academy(pp. 24-28)
V. My College Days(pp. 29-33)
VI. Return to China(pp. 34-43)
VII. Effort to Find a Position(pp. 44-49)
VIII. Experiences in Business(pp. 50-56)
IX. My First Trip to the Tea Districts(pp. 57-68)
My Visit to the Taipings(pp. 69-80)
XI. Reflections on the Taiping Rebellion(pp. 81-86)
XII. Expedition to the Taiping Tea District(pp. 87-94)
XIII. My Interviews with Tsang Kwoh Fan(pp. 95-105)
XIV. My Mission to America to Buy Machinery(pp. 106-109)
XV. My Second Return to China(pp. 110-115)
XVI. Proposal of My Educational Scheme(pp. 116-121)
XVII. The Chinese Educational Mission(pp. 122-129)
XVIII. Investigation of the Coolie Traffic in Peru(pp. 130-134)
XIX. End of the Educational Mission(pp. 135-148)
XX. Journey to Peking and Death of My Wife(pp. 149-153)
XXI. My Recall to China(pp. 154-163)
XXII. The Coup d’État of 1898(pp. 164-168)
Appendix: An Address by the Rev. Joseph H. Twichell(p. 169)
Commissioner Yung Wing(pp. 170-171)
In Yale College(pp. 172-174)
Taking First Steps in Life(pp. 175-177)
Made a Mandarin(pp. 178-181)
An Opportunity Seized(pp. 182-185)
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