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Author:

Merritt, Chris W., author.

Title:

The coming man from Canton : Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943 / Christopher W. Merritt.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

pages cm.

Subject:

Chinese--Montana--History.
Chinese--Montana--Social conditions.
Chinese--Montana--Economic conditions.
Miners--Montana--History.
Railroad construction workers--Montana--History.
Foreign workers, Chinese--Montana--History.
Chinese Americans--Montana--History.
Chinese Americans--Montana--Biography.
Montana--Antiquities.
Montana--Race relations.
Antiquities.
Chinese.
Chinese Americans.
Chinese--Economic conditions.
Chinese--Social conditions.
Foreign workers, Chinese.
Miners.
Race relations.
Railroad construction workers.
Montana.
Biography.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Entrance and expansion, 1862-1880 -- Restriction and legal attacks, 1880-1900 -- Diversification, collapse, and aging, 1900-1943 -- Archaeology of the overseas Chinese in Montana -- Chinese social organization in Montana and archaeological implications -- Conclusions and future directions.

Summary:

"Christopher W. Merritt combines and highlights the historical and archaeological records of the Overseas Chinese experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Historical archaeology of the American West

ISBN:

0803299788
9780803299788

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962025853

LCCN:

2016050487

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)