The Thrilling True Story of China’s Great Train Robbery

Come early, grab a glass of wine and sit back to hear the incredible true story of China’s Great Train Robbery of 1923. Authored by Beijing-based author James Zimmerman, the book offers both a compelling historical narrative and a thrilling adventure in a superb blend of research and storytelling. James unravels the story of how 100 passengers, including mysterious Italian lawyer Giuseppe Musso, a confidante of Mussolini and lawyer for the opium trade, and American heiress Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., were taken hostage by 1,000 outlaw bandits which set the course for China’s two-decade civil war. Moderator: Vaudine England, author and co-founder of History Ink