Who This Author Is

Harrison Evans Salisbury has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1969 to 1992, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift. If you want the easiest first click, start with Xin huang chao and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 1992; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and Harper & Row.

Best Place To Start

Xin huang chao

Xin xin wen wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si • 1992 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Books on Tape and Harper & Row

Genres and themes: Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 1992; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and Harper & Row.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Xin huang chao

    Xin xin wen wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 405 pages.

  2. Vietnam Reconsidered

    Harpercollins College Div • 1985 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1985 • 288 pages.

  3. Black Night, White Snow Part 1 of 2

    Books on Tape • 1977 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1977.

  4. Black Night, White Snow Part 2 of 2

    Books on Tape • 1977 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  5. Russia

    Holiday house • 1972 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1972.

  6. new emperors

    Little, Brown • 1992 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 544 pages.

  7. The 900 Days

    MacMillan • 1986 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 784 pages.

  8. THE 900 DAYS The Siege of Leningrad

    Perseus Books Group • 1985 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1985 • 635 pages.

  9. A Journey for Our Times: A Memoir

    Harper & Row • 1983 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1983 • 546 pages.

  10. Orbit of China

    HarperCollins • commitment varies by edition

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

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