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

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
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2024-03-19
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2024-03-19
Format	Kindle eBook

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

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