{"product_id":"flight-to-formosa-with-frank-clune","title":"Flight to Formosa with Frank Clune","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlight to Formosa with Frank Clune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Frank Clune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, with dust jacket, in fair condition. First edition (1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"synopsis\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"synopsis-window\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sa\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"synopsistext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlight to Formosa by Frank Clune is an illustrated travel and current-affairs account published by Angus \u0026amp; Robertson in Sydney in 1958, with some bibliographic records dating the book to 1959. Its full title is Flight to Formosa: A Holiday and Fact-Finding Tour of Nationalist China’s Fortress of Freedom and the Ports of Hong Kong and Macao.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book recounts Australian author and travel writer Frank Clune’s journey to Formosa (now Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macao during a period of intense political tension in East Asia. Clune visits Taiwan, then governed by the Nationalist Chinese government under Chiang Kai-shek following its defeat in mainland China in 1949. He interviews Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang and other Nationalist figures, and examines the political situation on the offshore island of Quemoy, close to the Chinese mainland. Combining travel observations, personal encounters, historical background and contemporary political commentary, the book offers a snapshot of Taiwan and the surrounding region during the Cold War. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, it is of particular interest to collectors of Australiana, travel literature and historical accounts of East Asia in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThis item is second-hand and is sold as is. If you would like more details please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/pages\/contact-fair-trade-and-gift-shop\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e or visit us in store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003e100% of profits raised from the sale of our goods will assist Fair Trade and Gift Shop in helping the many charities we support which make lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67772766257305,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/7536\/2457\/files\/IMG_3779.jpg?v=1792735048","url":"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/products\/flight-to-formosa-with-frank-clune","provider":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}