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Author:

Chang, Gordon H., author.

Title:

Ghosts of Gold Mountain : the epic story of the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad / Gordon H. Chang.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Reproduction Info:

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2020. MiAaHDL.

Subject:

Central Pacific Railroad Company--History.--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.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
China--History--History--19th century.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL.

Contents:

Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0358331811
9780358331810

LCCN:

2018051358

Locations:

DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)