OnewasthefirstChinesetograduatefromYaleUniversity,anotherthefirsttolearnwesternmedicineinEuropeandathirdthefirstpresidentofTsinghuaUniversity.Theywerethreeofthe12sonsofFragrantMountain(Xiangshan,nowZhongshan)inGuangdongprovincewhochangedthedestinyofChina.
Thisbookdescribesthelivesofthese12extraordinarymenwholivedduringthelateQingandearlyRepublicanperiodandplayedmajorrolesintheworldsofbusiness,education,law,medicineandthemilitary.TheywerepioneersinthemodernizationofChina.
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