“A common thread that weaves the stories of all the captives together is race—one racial group attacking another. Many innocent people were simply trying to live their ordinary lives when another group decided it was justifiable to use violence to rob, beat, murder, kidnap, sometimes mutilate, and enslave others and their loved ones.” WarAmericaRaceHistoryRacismSouthwestInnocents Book:Captives of the Southwest Source: Captives of the Southwest
“Armed with her title as princess, the married name of Mrs. Thaddeus White, and the United States as a new frontier to conquer, Der Ling won many admirers.” AmericaHistoryChinaEmpressDowagerForbidden CityLast Emperor Book:Two Years in the Forbidden City Source: Two Years in the Forbidden City