The coming man from Canton Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943

The coming man from Canton : Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943 / Christopher W. Merritt.

Author/creator	Merritt, Chris W.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	[Lincoln] : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, [2017]
Description	xx, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Chinese--Montana --History. Chinese--Montana --Social conditions. Chinese--Montana --Economic conditions. Miners--Montana --History. Railroad construction workers--Montana --History. Foreign workers, Chinese--Montana --History. Chinese Americans--Montana --History. Chinese Americans--Montana --Biography. Montana--Antiquities. Montana--Race relations.

Portion of title	Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943
Series	Historical archaeology of the American West
Contents	Entrance and expansion, 1862-1880 -- Restriction and legal attacks, 1880-1900 -- Diversification, collapse, and aging, 1900-1943 -- Archaeology of the overseas Chinese in Montana -- Chinese social organization in Montana and archaeological implications -- Conclusions and future directions.
Abstract	"Christopher W. Merritt mines the historical and archaeological record of the Chinese immigrant experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-247) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016050487
ISBN	9780803299788 (cloth : alk. paper)

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