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

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Main Author: Chung, Sue Fawn, 1944-
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Asian American experience.
Subjects:
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.
Elko County (Nev.) > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Oregon > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Physical Description:xxxii, 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The coming and early challenges
  • Onward to eastern Oregon
  • Eastward to northeastern Nevada : Tuscarora
  • Further east : Island Mountain and Gold Creek.