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Why was the Xing Zhong Hui， the important anti-Qing organization， established in Honolulu? Why did the revolution in its early stages rely primarily on the resources of overseas Chinese? What influence did the important American figures，such as George Washington， Thomas Jefferson，Abraham Lincoln， and Henry George， have on the development of Sun Yat-sen s Three Prinaples of the People and Five Power Constitution? This monograph attempts to address these questions while at the same time providing a comprehensive account of Sun s many revolutionary activities. The nine chapters deal with the periods that Sun spent in the U.S.， and the unique issues that faced the revolutionary leader while living abroad. By making use of heretofore rarely known historical materials， the author provides a unified and coherent account of the American influence on Sun Yat-sen.