The Call: An American Missionary in China

John Hersey. Stated first trade edition. New YorK: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings in the book, 701 pp. 

The story is set in China from 1900 to post WW II and follows an American, David Treadup a New York farm boy, as he devotes his life to God, the missionary and the Chinese people. Hersey portrays the complex and fascinating history of China in this century.