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Coolies
by Yin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399232273
- ISBN 13
- 9780399232275
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
When Shek and little Wong journey to America in 1865, they have work! Along with hundreds of other Chinese, the brothers are going to help build a great railroad across the West. But as days grow into months, Shek and Wong endure more than they could have imagined--bleeding hands, blasting dynamite, and treacherous avalanches. For very little pay. Are they being treated this way because of their almond-shaped eyes--because they are coolies? Inspired by actual events in the history of the American railroad, Cooliesa reveals the harsh truth about life for thousands of Chinese laborers, while it celebrates the love and loyalty between two brothers who were determined not only to survive, but to succeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B-Line Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4256
- Title
- Coolies
- Author
- Yin
- Illustrator
- Soentpiet, Chris K. (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399232273
- ISBN 13
- 9780399232275
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 0399232273, CALIFORNIA, FICTION, CHINA, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION, OCEAN, TRAVEL, RAILROADS, CHILDREN
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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