The iron dragon
About this book
Teenager Lee Chin leaves China and goes to California to work on the transcontinental railroad, where he defies his father's wishes, saves his money to free his younger sister from slavery in China, and brings her to join him in order to begin a new life in America. Includes historical note about the Chinese who helped build the transcontinental railroad.
Details
- First published
- 2010
- OL Work ID
- OL14854527W
Subjects
FictionChineseChinese AmericansJuvenile fictionHistoryRailroadsEmigration and immigrationHistorical fictionImmigration and emigrationChildren's fictionChinese americans, fictionEmigration and immigration, fictionRailroads, fictionSierra nevada (calif. and nev.), fiction