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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.
Table of Contents:
  • Guangdong
  • Gold Mountain
  • Central Pacific
  • Foothills
  • The High Sierra
  • The Summit
  • The Strike
  • Truckee
  • The Golden Spike
  • Beyond Promontory.

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