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- catalog abstract "A chunky Jewish battler from the East End of London, a conman, cardsharp, and charlatan-with-a-heart who became a bodyguard to Sun Yat-sen and a general in the Chinese army, Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen was one of the most unusual adventurers of the twentieth century. He earned the name "Two-Gun" because wherever he went he always packed two pistols, which he wasn't afraid to use. Born into devout piety and dire poverty, Cohen did not appear to have a promising future. The eldest son of Orthodox Jewish parents, he nevertheless quickly developed into an incorrigible juvenile delinquent. Arrested in 1900 for picking pockets, Cohen was sent to reform school and then shipped off to western Canada. There he spent years wandering from Manitoba to British Columbia, picking pockets and hustling as he went. He regularly played poker at a Chinese gambling den in Saskatoon and one evening stumbled into the middle of an armed robbery. He did what came naturally to him, but what was unheard of at the time - he came to the defense of a Chinese man and knocked the robber out. That selfless act gained him the respect of the Chinese community, and a career in the Chinese revolution. After sailing to China in 1922, Cohen became an aide to President Sun Yat-sen and an influential man in Nationalist China, ending up as a general despite the fact that he never learned Chinese. When Japan invaded China in 1937, Cohen joined the war effort, but was captured by the enemy when Hong Kong fell in 1941. After the war, Cohen was one of the few people who maintained friendships with both the Nationalists and the Communists. Morris Cohen's life was filled with the stuff of classic adventure tales. Two-Gun Cohen is a remarkable biography of a truly astonishing man and his times. -- from dust cover.".
- catalog contributor b10461916.
- catalog coverage "China History Republic, 1912-1949.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "A chunky Jewish battler from the East End of London, a conman, cardsharp, and charlatan-with-a-heart who became a bodyguard to Sun Yat-sen and a general in the Chinese army, Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen was one of the most unusual adventurers of the twentieth century. He earned the name "Two-Gun" because wherever he went he always packed two pistols, which he wasn't afraid to use. Born into devout piety and dire poverty, Cohen did not appear to have a promising future. The eldest son of Orthodox Jewish parents, he nevertheless quickly developed into an incorrigible juvenile delinquent. Arrested in 1900 for picking pockets, Cohen was sent to reform school and then shipped off to western Canada. There he spent years wandering from Manitoba to British Columbia, picking pockets and hustling as he went. He regularly played poker at a Chinese gambling den in Saskatoon and one evening stumbled into the middle of an armed robbery. He did what came naturally to him, but what was unheard of at the time - he came to the defense of a Chinese man and knocked the robber out. That selfless act gained him the respect of the Chinese community, and a career in the Chinese revolution. After sailing to China in 1922, Cohen became an aide to President Sun Yat-sen and an influential man in Nationalist China, ending up as a general despite the fact that he never learned Chinese. When Japan invaded China in 1937, Cohen joined the war effort, but was captured by the enemy when Hong Kong fell in 1941. After the war, Cohen was one of the few people who maintained friendships with both the Nationalists and the Communists. Morris Cohen's life was filled with the stuff of classic adventure tales. Two-Gun Cohen is a remarkable biography of a truly astonishing man and his times. -- from dust cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-363) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 379 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312156812".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "China History Republic, 1912-1949.".
- catalog spatial "China".
- catalog spatial "England London".
- catalog subject "909/.04924 21".
- catalog subject "Cohen, Morris Abraham, 1887-1970.".
- catalog subject "DS135.E6 C63 1997".
- catalog subject "Jewish generals China Biography.".
- catalog subject "Jews Canada Biography.".
- catalog subject "Jews England London Biography.".
- catalog title "Two-Gun Cohen : a biography / Daniel S. Levy.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".