{"product_id":"opium-traders-and-their-worlds-volume-one-a-revisionist-expose-of-the-worlds-greatest-opium-traders-paperback","title":"Opium Traders and Their Worlds-Volume One: A Revisionist Exposé of the World's Greatest Opium Traders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Kienholz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpium Traders and Their Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e examines the opium trade with a detective's investigative approach. The author uses evidence to dismiss many of the false claims commonly held with regard to the so-called \"legitimacy\" of the Old China trade, presents proof of important figures who were deeply involved in all parts of the world and shows how world events were affected by famous men in opium hierarchies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eLateral contributors to the drug trade include shipbuilders who fashioned their craft to meet needs of the commerce, designing specially built Indiamen, clippers, and \"fast crabs.\"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eMs. Kienholz shows how vicious competition in the trade moved players like chess pieces, with winners and losers shifting positions.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eHer research into the production of the new \"opioids\" such as oxycodone is an area not previously probed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Kienholz\u003c\/b\u003e retired from 18 years with the Spokane Police Department and has spent several decades studying law enforcement issues including the narcotics trade. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePolice Files: The Spokane Experience 1853-1995\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStrange Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGalilee: A Century of Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396020854886,"sku":"9780595467860","price":37.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ekZKVk0vZ3BZcVByemVaQzVrdm5MZz09.webp?v=1775314017","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/opium-traders-and-their-worlds-volume-one-a-revisionist-expose-of-the-worlds-greatest-opium-traders-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}