Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present by John Ross

Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present

John Ross

285 pages first pub 2002 (view editions)

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Until the early twentieth century, Taiwan was one of the wildest places in Asia. Its coastline was known as a mariners’ graveyard, the mountainous interior was the domain of headhunting tribes, while the lowlands were a frontier area where banditr...

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