Chinese Brothers, American Sons
Shew, Ed
Tens of thousands of men from southern China changed the course of American history with their contribution to the building of the first Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. Chinese Brothers, American Sons tells the little-known story of these adventurers through the eyes of two brothers, Li Chang and Li Yu, who arrive in San Francisco in 1854 in search of the Gold Mountain. Their hope is to make some money to take back to China, but they e...