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The Sand Pebbles is a 1962 novel by American author Richard McKenna about a Yangtze River gunboat and its crew in 1926. It was the winner of the 1963 Harper Prize for fiction. The book was initially serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, and in January 1963 it was published by Harper & Row.
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- 1963
- January 2, 1963
May 1, 2001 · Set in China on the eve of revolution, the book tells the story of an old U.S. Navy gunboat, the San Pablo, and her dedicated crew of "Sand Pebbles" on patrol in the far reaches of the Yangtze River to show the flag and protect American missionaries and businessmen from bandits.
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- Richard McKenna
- Richard McKenna
The Sand Pebbles tells the story of the San Pablo, a United States gunboat patrolling the riverways of China in the late 1920s, just as the country is beginning its descent into a Civil War between the loyalist Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China.
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Jul 1, 2010 · The Sand Pebbles. Richard McKenna. Rosetta Books, Jul 1, 2010 - Fiction - 300 pages. The critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller and the basis for the Academy Award– and Golden...
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Jun 1, 2000 · by Richard McKenna (Author) 4.6 744 ratings. See all formats and editions. A gripping novel of adventure set in China in the 1920s. Print length. 300 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Buccaneer Books. Publication date. June 1, 2000. Dimensions. 6 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches. ISBN-10.
- Richard McKenna
Published in 1962, The Sand Pebbles is book about the fictional U.S. Navy gunboat San Pablo, patrolling the rivers and ports of China in the 1920’s. As the story opens, protagonist Jake...
