The Chinese and the iron road building the transcontinental railroad

This landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce that built the Central Pacific Railroad--but who have been little understood and largely invisible in traditional accounts of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Chang, Gordon H. (-), Fishkin, Shelley Fisher, Obenzinger, Hilton, Hsu, Roland, 1961-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press [2019]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Asian America.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Descripción
Sumario:This landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce that built the Central Pacific Railroad--but who have been little understood and largely invisible in traditional accounts of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781503609259