Ghosts of Gold Mountain
The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.
Subjects:
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Employees -- History.
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.
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Employees -- History.
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.
ISBN:
9781328618573
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Westward Cha | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.