Voices from the Railroad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Voices from the Railroad write by Sue Lee. This book was released on 2019. Voices from the Railroad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. ""Voices from the railroad : stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers" reveal the stories of Chinese railroad workers and their descendants. These stories have never been told outside of their families: until now. Learn about Chin Lin Sou, Hung Lai Woh, Jim King, Lim Lip Hong, Lee Ling & Lee Yik Gim, Lee Wong Sang, Lum Ah Chew, Mock Chuck, & Moy Jin Mun, workers of the Central Pacific Railroad. No longer nameless, faceless workers lost to history, their stories will shatter misconceptions about the Chinese who helped build America."--
Railroad Voices
Railroad Voices - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Railroad Voices write by Linda Niemann. This book was released on 1998. Railroad Voices available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Photographs and memoirs interplay to place the reader inside the exciting, changing, and dangerous world of railroad life in America. This collaboration by two of the first women to work as railroad brakemen presents an evocative and honest portrayal of a world few people have access to. Visit http://www.sup.org/railroad.html for a virtual exhibition.
Voices from the Underground Railroad
Voices from the Underground Railroad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Voices from the Underground Railroad write by Kay Winters. This book was released on 2018-01-09. Voices from the Underground Railroad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered them It's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad. Each spread tells about a step of their journey through a poem in the first person perspective. The main and repeating voices are Jeb and Mattie, but we also hear from the stationmasters and conductors, those who offer them haven, as well as those who want to capture them. Like its predecessors in the Voices series, this richly researched and beautifully illustrated picture book brings a difficult chapter of American history to life for young readers.
Railroad Hank
Railroad Hank - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Railroad Hank write by Lisa Moser. This book was released on 2012-09-25. Railroad Hank available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On his way to visit Granny Bett, who is feeling blue, Railroad Hank stops at the farms of several friends and, misunderstanding their offers to help, winds up with a trainload of crazy cargo.
Chinese American Voices
Chinese American Voices - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chinese American Voices write by Judy Yung. This book was released on 2006-03-20. Chinese American Voices available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for the first time. They bring to life the diverse voices of immigrants and American-born; laborers, merchants, and professionals; ministers and students; housewives and prostitutes; and community leaders and activists. Together, they provide insight into immigration, work, family and social life, and the longstanding fight for equality and inclusion. Featuring photographs and extensive introductions to the documents written by three leading Chinese American scholars, this compelling volume offers a panoramic perspective on the Chinese American experience and opens new vistas on American social, cultural, and political history.
