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

Written by:
Gordon H. Chang
Narrated by:
David Shih

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
5
Narrator
2
Release Date
May 2019
Duration
9 hours 53 minutes
Summary
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 death-a historical one, as they were pushed first to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.

In this groundbreaking account, award-winning scholar Gordon H. Chang draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workers' stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical injustice, The Ghosts of Gold Mountain returns these 'silent spikes' to their rightful place in our national saga.
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A. Longa

One of kind book. There are not many books that are written from the perspective of the Chinese who had a huge hand in building the transcontinental railroad. Listen to this book if you want full unbiased knowledge on that topic!

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