James M. Zimmerman Interview Episode 45

Matt Crawford speaks with author James M. Zimmerman about his book, The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China. In May 1923 publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express. Along with the other 300 passengers he expected an idyllic overnight journey. Bandit leader Sun Mei-yao and his band had other ideas, descending upon the train in the dark of night to take hostages and force the government to meet their demands. A true tale of adventure and intrigue this is a book that takes you for a ride and impossible to put down.