容闳曾被誉为“中国留学生之父”,他终身矢志于“以西方之学术,灌输于中国,使中国日趋文明富强之境”,先后投身于曾国藩、李鸿章发起的“自强运动”,发起并促成清政府派遣詹天佑等120名幼童留学美国,参与康有为、梁启超发起的“戊戌变法”运动,协助孙中山制订旨在推翻清王朝的“中国红龙计划”,临终前还在欢呼共和国的诞生。本书行文朴素灵动,史论夹带幽默,以“发展”、“文明”、“富强”作为一条线索,着重凸现容闳在近代中国学习西方中创下的丰功伟业。
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