Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who

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Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

â€œGrippingâ€¦ Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossibleâ€¦ he has written a remarkably rich, human and compelling story of the railroad Chinese.â€â€”Peter Cozzens, Wall Street Journal

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 deathâ€”a historical one, as they were pushed first to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.Â

In this groundbreaking account, award-winning scholar Gordon H. Chang draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workersâ€™ stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical injustice, Ghosts of Gold Mountain returns these â€œsilent spikesâ€ to their rightful place in our national saga.

â€œThe lived experience of the Railroad Chinese has long been elusive...Â Changâ€™s book isÂ aÂ moving effort to recover their stories and honor their indispensable contribution to the building of modern America.â€â€”The New York Times

Country	USA
Author	Gordon H. Chang
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781328618610
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
NumberOfPages	325
PublicationDate	2019-05-07
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ReleaseDate	2019-05-07
Studio	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

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