| Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad Contributor(s): Chang, Gordon H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0358331811 ISBN-13: 9780358331810 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Transportation | Railroads - History |
| Dewey: 331.625 |
| LCCN: 2018042558 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese |
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| Publisher Description: "Gripping . . . Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible . . . He has written a remarkably rich, human, and compelling story of the railroad Chinese." -- Peter Cozzens, Wall Street Journal WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE WINNER OF THE CHINESE AMERICAN LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION BEST BOOK AWARD 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 From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous western worksite of the Transcontinental Railroad, the migrants spent years dynamiting tunnels through the snow-packed cliffs of the Sierra Nevada and laying tracks across the burning Utah desert. Their sweat and blood fueled the ascent of an interlinked, industrial United States. But those of them who survived this perilous effort would suffer a different kind of death: a historical one, as they were pushed first to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory. In this groundbreaking account, award-winning scholar Gordon H. Chang draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workers' stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical injustice, The Ghosts of Gold Mountain returns these "silent spikes" to their rightful place in our national saga. "The lived experience of the Railroad Chinese has long been elusive . . . Chang's book is a moving effort to recover their stories and honor their indispensable contribution to the building of modern America." -- New York Times |
Contributor Bio(s): Chang, Gordon H.: - GORDON H. CHANG is the Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities and Professor of History at Stanford University, where he also serves as Director of the Center for East Asian Studies and codirector of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project. The author of Fateful Ties and editor of four other books, he lives in Stanford, California. |