In pursuit of gold [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese American miners and merchants in the American West / / Sue Fawn Chung

• Autore: Chung Sue Fawn <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 979.3/1602
• Soggetto topico: Chinese Americans - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Gold miners - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Merchants - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Mining camps - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Community life - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Intercultural communication - Nevada - Elko County - History - 19th century; Chinese Americans - Oregon - History - 19th century; Chinese Americans - West (U.S.) - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Elko County (Nev.) Ethnic relations History 19th century; Oregon Ethnic relations History 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The coming and early challenges -- Onward to eastern Oregon -- Eastward to northeastern Nevada : Tuscarora -- Further east : Island Mountain and Gold Creek.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: In pursuit of gold
• ISBN: 1-283-24435-7; 9786613244352; 0-252-09334-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457639203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian American experience.