Books like The Soong sisters by Emily Hahn

In Benjamin P. Gibson’s return to his community after a 10‑year imprisonment, the village of St. Michael’s faces the harsh reality of post‑war survivor “crisis,” as family and tradition vie for survival.

In war‑torn 1937 Shanghai, sisters Pearl and May Beware find their lives turned upside down when their father’s debts force them into marriage and migration to Los Angeles, where they confront love, identity, and the clash between old traditions and new freedoms.

A Chinese‑American woman discovers her family history and long‑lost sister while traveling from San Francisco to her father’s village in China.

Set in seventeenth‑century China after the Manchu conquest, Lisa See’s *Peony in Love* follows a young noblewoman who, forbidden from public life, finds forbidden inspiration in a live performance of the classic opera *The Peony Pavilion* and embarks on a journey of longing, love, and destiny.

A graphic novel biography of Clara Barton, the Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross, presented in an engaging visual format for young readers.

David S. Reynolds’ biography of John Brown (1800–1859) examines the abolitionist’s violent battle against slavery, his impact on the Civil War, and his lasting influence on the future civil rights movement.

In the backdrop of Mao's Cultural Revolution, two boys discover a stash of 19th‑century Western novels, reshaping their worldviews and opening a bridge between East and West.

A Chinese mother and her adopted daughter, raised by an American couple, discover how a rare native tea links their worlds and transforms their family's destiny across cultures.

First‑hand account of a Union Army nurse who secretly served as a spy, detailing patient care, battlefield dynamics, and court procedures during the American Civil War.

Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edition reduces Addams's original text by about 35 percent, trimming illustrative detail to focus on the ideological underpinnings of the original work. The author sketches a brief biographical portrait of Addams, outlines the decisions and convictions that led her to found Hull-House, and includes a vivid picture of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Related documents include a description of life at Hull-House from the perspective of an immigrant who frequented it, an early review of Hull-House, and perspectives from other reformers.

A vivid and thrilling portrayal of the brave and brilliant spy Rose Greenhow, who rose from Washington socialite to Confederate spy, risking everything for the cause she loved most.

A graphic‑novel retelling of Molly Pitcher, the spirited Revolutionary War heroine who helped defend the fledgling nation.

An in‑depth nonfiction examination of Thomas Jefferson’s complex relationships with the women in his life, from early courtships to marriage, flirtations, and the contested partnership with Sally Hemings.

"Chinese emperors guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, in some cases hundreds and even thousands. Women Shall Not Rule offers a fascinating history of imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to polygamous harmony--rivalry between women and their attempts to engage in politics. Besides ambitious empresses and concubines, these vivid stories of the imperial polygamous family are also populated with prolific emperors, wanton women, libertine men, cunning eunuchs, and bizarre cases of intrigue and scandal among rival wives. Keith McMahon, a leading expert on the history of gender in China, draws upon decades of research to describe the values and ideals of imperial polygamy and the ways in which it worked and did not work in real life. His rich sources are both historical and fictional, including poetic accounts and sensational stories told in pornographic detail. Displaying rare historical breadth, his lively and fascinating study will be invaluable as a comprehensive and authoritative resource for all readers interested in the domestic life of royal palaces across the world."--Publisher's website.