Sterling Seagrave

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Sterling Seagrave (born April 15, 1937 in Columbus , Ohio , † May 1, 2017 in France ) was an American expert on Asia and an author . His works included The Soong Dynasty and his book on the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi .

Sterling Seagrave grew up on the Sino-Burmese border. He belonged to a family that was already the fifth generation to live in the Orient . His father Gordon Seagrave (1897–1965) was a missionary and writer. As a journalist based in Asia, he wrote for a number of major newspapers and magazines.

Most recently, Sterling Seagrave lived in Europe with his second wife, Peggy.

Publications (selection)

  • Yellow Rain. A Journey Through the Terror of Chemical Warfare . M. Evans, New York 1981, ISBN 0-87131-349-9 .
  • The Marcos Dynasty . Harper & Row, New York 1988, ISBN 0-06-015815-8 (discusses Ferdinand Marcos and his family)
  • Dragon Lady. The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China . Vintage Books, New York 1993, ISBN 0-679-73369-8 .
    • German: The concubine on the dragon throne. Life and legend of the last Empress of China 1835–1908 . List, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-471-78642-2 .
  • Lords of the Rim . Putnam Adult, 1995, ISBN 978-0-3991-4011-2 .
    • German: The Lords of the Pacific. The invisible economic empire of the overseas Chinese . Limes, Munich 1996, ISBN 978-3-809-03000-3 .
  • The Yamato Dynasty. The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family . Broadway, New York 2000, ISBN 0-7679-0496-6 .
  • Gold warriors. America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold . Bowstring Books, New York 2002, ISBN 0-9724146-0-6 .
    • French: Opération Lys d'or. Le Scandaleux secret de la Guerre du Pacifique ou Comment les États-Unis ont Utilisé le Trésor de Guerre japonais pour Financer la Guerre froide . Michalon, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84186-160-0 .
  • The Soong dynasty . Corgi, London 1986, ISBN 0-552-14108-9 .
    • German: The Soong Dynasty. One family rules China . Fischer, Frankfurt / M. 1988, ISBN 3-596-24390-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary (English), accessed on August 7, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Seagrave, Sterling
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author, Asia expert
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus (Ohio)
DATE OF DEATH 1st May 2017
Place of death France