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China References connects you to the rapidly emerging super power in the world quickly! Monday, December 30, 2024

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The Silent Spikes – Chinese Laborers and the Construction of North America Railways Author(s): Huang Annian Publisher: China Intercontinental Press Published Date: 2007 ISBN: 7-5085-0988-9 Pages: 210 Language: English Type: Book Cover: Hard Cover Our Price: $85.80   Avail: In-Stock Description In the 1840s and 1870s, Chinese workers built two railways traversing the continent in North America – the central Pacific Railway in the United States and the Pacific Railway in Canada—Contributing their energy and blood. In the 1990s, the American and Canadian governments both erected monuments to Chinese workers. The United States sent a delegation to Shanghai for the purpose of building a monument with 3,000 railway spikes. This album describes the tremendous efforts made by Chinese workers in constructing the two transport arteries and their huge contribution to the development of North American civilization.

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