Description: At the twilight of the 19th century, China sent a detachment of 120 boys to America in order to learn the ways of the West. Their lives in America influenced not only their thinking but also their nation's endeavor to become a contemporary world power.
Brief description: Liel Leibovitz is host of Tablet's daily Talmud podcast Take One and cohost of the Unorthodox podcast. Author of A Broken Hallelujah and Stan Lee and coauthor of The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, he lives in New York City.
Review Quotes: Highly readable.--William Wong "San Francisco Chronicle"