1 The Rough Road to Commitment

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xiii
4. 1 The Rough Road to Commitment 1
5. 2 Arrival in China and the Singapore Internship 24
6. 3 A Hospital for Canton 41
7. 4 A Parcel of Shipwrecked Japanese Sailors 62
8. 5 The Institutionalization of Medical Missions 71
9. 6 Opium and the Approach of War 80
10. 7 Washington, Marriage, and London 96
11. 8 The Caleb Cushing Interlude 113
12. 9 Schism in the MMS and Severance from the ABC 125
13. 10 Pioneer Physician, Teacher, and Surgeon 144
14. 11 Chargé 166
15. 12 Commissioner 181
16. 13 Retirement and Epitaph 196
17. Notes 213
18. Works by Peter Parker 253
19. Bibliography 257
20. Index 271