Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad, Paperback - Manu Karuka

Reducere. Empire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native Ameri...

Reducere. - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative- New center-spread ``sidebar`` ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce that built the Cen...

Reducere. "Gripping . . . Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible . . . He has written a remarkably rich, human, and compelling story of the railroad...

DescriptionA groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America o...

Reducere. In mid-1860s, two railroad companies had a huge job in front of them: building the transcontinental railroad. The railroad would run from east to w...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the projects' construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Transcont...

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A unique find along the railroad tracks near a small town in North Dakota inspires four middle school boys to investigate its origin. As two strang...

The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role while little has been written about specific lines.Publisher: Savas Bea...

Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1875, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington, and Leland Stanford of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company began taking ste...

Reducere. Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius - nobody's land, free to be taken.True Tracks is a groundbreaking work that paves the way for respectful ...

DescriptionTranscontinental Dialogues brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous anthropologists from Mexico, Canada, and Australia who work at ...

Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

This foundational study offers an accessible introduction to Native American and First Nations theatre by drawing on critical Indigenous and dramat...

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The eliminatory dynamics of settler colonialism in North America included episodes of genocide of Indigenous peoples. This book offers a legal meth...

During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support la...

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Sargrenti is the name by which Major General Sir Garnet Wolseley, KCMG (1833 - 1913) is still known in the West African state of Ghana. Kofi Gyan, ...

America and Its Rivals provides an objective comparison of the United States, Russia, and China. It provides a solid foundation enabling the reader...

Provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. The report suggests that identifying and ...

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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.Author(s): Kelly FernandezNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 228 x 18Cover type: PaperbackIllust...

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A lyrical, joyful charity picture book about gratitude and community, inspired by the efforts of key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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