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Author Sinn, Elizabeth, author.
Title Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong / Elizabeth Sinn.
Publication Info Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2013.


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Contents Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones.
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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Author Sinn, Elizabeth, author.
Subject Chinese -- Foreign countries.
Chinese -- California -- History.
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Hong Kong (China) -- Commerce -- History.
Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions.
Hong Kong (China) -- Emigration and immigration.
Descript 1 online resource (xviii, 454 pages) : illustrations, maps
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones.
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9789882208780
9882208789
Author Sinn, Elizabeth, author.
Subject Chinese -- Foreign countries.
Chinese -- California -- History.
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Hong Kong (China) -- Commerce -- History.
Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions.
Hong Kong (China) -- Emigration and immigration.

Subject Chinese -- Foreign countries.
Chinese -- California -- History.
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Hong Kong (China) -- Commerce -- History.
Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions.
Hong Kong (China) -- Emigration and immigration.
Descript 1 online resource (xviii, 454 pages) : illustrations, maps
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones.
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9789882208780
9882208789
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