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

Gordon H. Chang

“Gripping… Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible… he has written a remarkably rich, human and compelling story of the railroad Chinese.”—Peter Cozzens, From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging...

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American History Tellers

This book was mentioned as a source compiled by descendants of Chinese railroad workers to help set the record straight regarding their ancestors' contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad. It was noted that the book contained stories based on oral history since official records of the workers were scarce.

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She's a co-editor with Connie Young-Yu of Voices from the Railroad, stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers.

— Episode: Transcontinental Railroad | The Iron Roa...

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This book was mentioned as a source compiled by descendants of Chinese railroad workers to help set the record straight regarding their ancestors' contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad. It was noted that the book contained stories based on oral history since official records of the workers were scarce.

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She's a co-editor with Connie Young-Yu of Voices from the Railroad, stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers.

Is your 2019 book Voices from the Railroad perhaps an attempt to correct the record?

So much of this is through oral history.

She's also co-editor with Connie Young Yu of Voices from the Railroad, stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers.

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