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Author:

Perl, Lila.

Title:

To the Golden Mountain : the Chinese who built the transcontinental railroad / by Lila Perl.

Publisher:

Benchmark Books,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

112 p. : ill.

Subject:

Alien labor, Chinese--History--19th century.
Railroad construction workers--History--19th century.
China--History--Government policy--History--19th century.
Chinese Americans--Social conditions--19th century.
United States--History--Government policy--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

From the land of the celestials -- Gold fields and Chinatowns -- Working on the railroad -- Blasting through the mountains -- Working on the railroad -- The race to the finish -- The Chinese must go -- The door to the Golden Mountain closes.

Series:

Great journeys

ISBN:

9780761413240
0761413243

LCCN:

2001006241

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)