The California gold rush : Chinese laborers in America (1848-1882) /
Wilson, Steve, 1943-
The California gold rush : Chinese laborers in America (1848-1882) / Steve Wilson. - 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm - Spotlight on immigration and migration . - Spotlight on immigration and migration. .
Includes index.
The Lure of Gold -- How the Gold Rush Began -- Chasing Opportunity -- "Gold Mountain" -- San Francisco, the Port City -- Setting Up Camp -- Chinatown Grows -- Anti-Chinese Feelings Grow -- Building the Railroads -- Withstanding Much Hardship.
Relates how Chinese immigrants to the United States went on to the West with the gold rush and the need for railroad workers.
9781508140610 (pbk.) 1508140618 (pbk.) 9781508140641 (library bound) 1508140642 (library bound)
2015022273
Chinese--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Chinese Americans--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
The California gold rush : Chinese laborers in America (1848-1882) / Steve Wilson. - 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm - Spotlight on immigration and migration . - Spotlight on immigration and migration. .
Includes index.
The Lure of Gold -- How the Gold Rush Began -- Chasing Opportunity -- "Gold Mountain" -- San Francisco, the Port City -- Setting Up Camp -- Chinatown Grows -- Anti-Chinese Feelings Grow -- Building the Railroads -- Withstanding Much Hardship.
Relates how Chinese immigrants to the United States went on to the West with the gold rush and the need for railroad workers.
9781508140610 (pbk.) 1508140618 (pbk.) 9781508140641 (library bound) 1508140642 (library bound)
2015022273
Chinese--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Chinese Americans--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.