Buy the sand pebbles by richard mckenna, robert shenk from waterstones today. Navy gunboat, the san pablo, and her dedicated crew of sand pebbles on patrol. It is set in 1926 in revolutiontorn china, when the crew of an american gunboat, the san pablo, is called upon to rescue some american missionaries working far up the yang tse river. In 1962, he published the sand pebbles, a hugely successful novel which later became a file starring steve mcqueen. The sand pebbles by richard mckenna nook book ebook. Continue to download pdf read pdf save pdf free download the sand pebbles richard mckenna. The newest member of the crew, who call themselves sand pebbles, is jake holman, a machinist with 8 years previous navy duty. Set in china on the eve of revolution, the book tells the story of an old u. I think richard mckenna gives a very fair look at history and i cannot see mckennas account of these events as revisionist in any way whatsoever.
In 1931, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the united states navy and served for ten years in asia. Navy gunboat san pablo comes to an end with the start of the 192527 chinese revolution. Information on richard mckenna, author of the sand pebbles novel. The sand pebbles is the story of a small ship, on a small river deep in the heart of china. Picture offers lesson on foreign ventures by bosley crowther it is likely that audiences seeing the film robert wise has made from richard mckenna s popular novel, the sand pebbles, will not see it simply as a tale of the involvement of a united states navy gunboat on the yangtze river in china in 1926. It was the winner of the 1963 harper prize for fiction. Although it gives a fascinating picture, characteristically exotic and confused, of the. Recommended reading as part of the chief of naval operations professional reading program. The story of jake holman, an engineer on board the u. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Navy in 1931 to help support his mother and younger brothers and spent over twenty years in the navy, serving for a while in china on a gunboat that patrolled the yangtze river. The sand pebbles is an historical fiction which portrays events and characters in chinas 1926 uprising. The sand pebbles was serialized in the saturday evening post for the three issues beginning november 17, 1962 through december 1, 1962. This nowclassic novel by richard mckenna enjoyed great critical acclaim and commercial success when it was first published in 1962. Picture offers lesson on foreign ventures by bosley crowther it is likely that audiences seeing the film robert wise has made from richard mckennas popular novel, the sand pebbles, will not see it simply as a tale of the involvement of a united states navy gunboat on the yangtze river in china in 1926. The sand pebbles is a lengthy but engaging mix of romance, historical epic, political commentary, and adventure. As a spirit of nationalism inspired by chiang kaisheks leadership begins to sweep through china, the river gunship san pablo is ordered to patrol the region and to protect us citizens. Richard mckenna is often forgotten because he didnt begin writing professionally until his 40s, after spending many years in the navy, only to have a deadly heart attack strike him in 1964, while he was working on his second novel. The sand pebbles by richard mckenna, from project gutenberg. Jul 01, 2010 richard mckenna was born in idaho in 19. Farren told about the red dogs stroke of wit against the pea johns and he had to explain it before the limeys could laugh. Jul 01, 2000 buy the paperback book sand pebbles by richard mckenna at indigo. Instead, mckenna is fascinated with the culture and the people that surround him and develops emotional bonds that prove quite thorny when the circumstances become more tumultuous and more dire. Mckenna completed the sand pebbles in may, just in time to enter it.
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Buy the sand pebbles by richard mckenna from waterstones today. The woodcock s, nickname was timber dick, and the sailors were timber dicks, and in any main river port the timber dicks and sand pebbles always stood together. A gripping novel of adventure set in china in the 1920s. Kennedy in the white house arthur schlesinger season 4. The crew are called after the ship the sand pebbles. The sand pebbles by robert wise robert wise, steve. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of the sand. Richard milton mckenna may 9, 19 november 1, 1964 was an american sailor and novelist. The sand pebbles is a 1962 novel by american author richard mckenna about a yangtze river gunboat and its crew in 1926. Jack holman is a machinist aboard the san pablo, who has. The perspective of the sand pebbles is therefore both panoramic as well as.
The perspective of the sand pebbles is therefore both panoramic as well as personal. I think richard mckenna gives a very fair look at history and i cannot see mckenna s account of these events as revisionist in any way whatsoever. Two of those years were on a yangtze river gunboat. The sand pebbles set in china on the eve of revolution, the book tells the story of an old u. The critically acclaimed new york timesbestseller and the basis for the academy award and golden globenominated film starring steve mcqueen. Based on the real life experiences of the author who served on the yangtze patrol, which protected european interests in the region from 18541949. The sand pebbles by richard mckenna overdrive rakuten. The sand pebbles ebook by richard mckenna rakuten kobo. The sand pebbles by richard mckenna fantastic fiction. The life of ease enjoyed by sailor jake holman and his crewmates aboard the u. Mckenna, a former asiatic fleet sailor, describes life in the river gunboats of the 1920s with an accuracy and authenticity that is amazing. Unknown by most of the rest of the world but home to the crew of the ship. The sand pebbles by richard mckenna and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Yangtze river gunboats 190049 new vanguard book 181 angus konstam. The sand pebbles fairfax county public library overdrive. The sand pebbles 5923 at 9792 february 6, 2016 tags richard mckenna, robert anderson, robert wise, the sand pebbles screenplay, the sand pebbles script. The sand pebbles metro net library consortium overdrive. Read the sand pebbles by richard mckenna available from rakuten kobo. Based upon a novel by firsttime novelist, richard mckenna, the importance of the sand pebbles in contributing to popular history cannot be understated. He joined the us navy in 1931 to help support his mother and younger brothers and spent over twenty years in the navy, serving for a while in china on a gunboat that patrolled the yangtze river.
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