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Ghosts of Gold Mountain the epic story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad

"A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now"--

Main Author: Chang, Gordon H. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Subjects:
Railroad construction workers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Foreign workers, Chinese > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Chinese > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
China > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Summary: "A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now"--
Physical Description: 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781328618573
1328618579
Author Notes: GORDON H. CHANG is the Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities and Professor of History at Stanford University, where he also serves as director of the Center for East Asian Studies and codirector of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project. In addition to Ghosts of Gold Mountain , Chang is the author of three other books, including Fateful Ties , and editor of six more. He lives in Stanford, California.

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