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Cathay: A Journey in Search of Old China

2 reviews
Fergus M Bordewich

AuthorHouse, 2001

A Look Back at the Real Shangri-La
Fergus M. Bordewich's CATHAY: A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF OLD CHINA is a travel log that explores a part of China's buried cultural history rich with literature, art, philosophy, and religious tradition that have been referenced in folk tales, Marco Polo, and Confucius. For those familiar with the 1933 novel Lost Horizon, Cathay may have been that place; a land enamored with a myth-like utopia, and ...

My Mother's Ghost: A Courageous Woman, a Son's Love, and the Power of Memory

3 reviews
Fergus M. Bordewich

Anchor, 2002

A small masterpiece
This exquisitely crafted memoir so powerfully conveys the author's terrible loss that at times it's almost excruciating, but like the loss itself, the project is redeemed by Bordewich's remarkable writing, suspenseful narrative and indefatigable reportage. It's not just an investigation of his amazing mother and the gaping hole she left in his life, it's also a profound meditation on memory and ...

Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement

29 reviews
Fergus M. Bordewich

Amistad, 2006

Audio version: Fast-paced and fascinating history
I listened to the abridged audio version on CD and thoroughly enjoyed it. Read by the author, it is in interesting study that contains a number of riveting stories. I have two minor complaints about this audio version. One is that the author's voice sometimes drops into a range that can be inaudible if you are listening in a vehicle with traffic noise around you. The other is that maps are ...

Washington: The Making of the American Capital

3 reviews
Fergus M Bordewich

Tantor Media, 2008

Nation's Capitol
Mr. Bordewich's latest book explains the complex process of the development of Washington D.C. The simplistic knowledge of the formation of the location of the capitol was based on a dinner party, however the truth is much more complicated. The history of this great metropolis was created amidst confusion, chicanery and speculation. It is fascinating to learn of the involvement of the main ...

Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century

11 reviews
Fergus M. Bordewich

Anchor, 1997

Great new look at modern American Indians
Fergus Bordewich does a fantastic job as he examined how the American Indians all over the United States are beginning to reinvent themselves, using the "white man's" methods to regained land control, increased in tribal power and regained the upper hand in their own destiny. The author does a good job explaining this as he traced the trouble past history of white-Indian relationship, he leaves ...