Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.

A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Huang, Yunte
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Apana, Chang, > 1871-1933. Chan, Charlie > (Fictitious character) Detectives > Hawaii > Biography.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xx, 354 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Format:	Book