In pursuit of gold : Chinese American miners and merchants in the American West / Sue Fawn Chung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chung, Sue Fawn, 1944-

Series:

Asian American experience.

The Asian American experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese Americans--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Chinese Americans.

Gold miners--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Gold miners.

Merchants--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Merchants.

Mining camps--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Mining camps.

Community life--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Community life.

Intercultural communication--Nevada--Elko County--History--19th century.

Intercultural communication.

Chinese Americans--Oregon--History--19th century.

Chinese Americans--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Elko County (Nev.)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Elko County (Nev.).

Oregon--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Oregon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Both a history of an overlooked community and a well-rounded reassessment of prevailing assumptions about Chinese miners in the American West, this work brings to life the world of turn-of-the-century mining towns in the Northwest.

Contents:

The coming and early challenges

Onward to eastern Oregon

Eastward to northeastern Nevada : Tuscarora

Further east : Island Mountain and Gold Creek.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613244352

9781283244350

1283244357

9780252093340

0252093348

OCLC:

754326469