{"product_id":"2940170244416","title":"Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous western worksite of the Transcontinental Railroad, the migrants spent years dynamiting tunnels through the snow-packed cliffs of the Sierra Nevada and laying tracks across the burning Utah desert. Their sweat and blood fueled the ascent of an interlinked, industrial United States. But those of them who survived this perilous effort would suffer a different kind of death¿a historical one, as they were pushed first to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking account, award-winning scholar Gordon H. Chang draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workers' stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical injustice, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Gold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e returns these \"silent spikes\" to their rightful place in our national saga.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100688072944,"sku":"2940170244416","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170244416_p0.jpg?v=1763706312","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170244416","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}