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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 Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

ISBN 9781328618573 (hardcover)
1328618579 (hardcover)



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Description 312 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, photographs ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Employees -- History.
Subject(S) 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 (hardcover)
1328618579 (hardcover)