Memphis : a novel
Tara M. Stringfellow
1867. One small act of kindness sees Harry Compton inherit a precious gift, a specimen of a fabled tree last heard of in The Travels of Marco Polo, and a map. Seizing his chance for fame and fortune. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon Harry is fleeing England, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and sailing up the Yangtze alongside a young widow.