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Why the Chinese Emigrate by Russell Cornwell, 1st Ed.

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Why the Chinese Emigrate by Russell Cornwell, 1st Ed.

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Heading: (Chinese in America)
Author: Conwell, Russell H.
Title: Why and How. Why the Chinese Emigrate, and the Means they Adopt for the Purpose of Reaching America
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:Lee and Shepard
Date Published: 1871
Description:

283, + [1] ad pp. Frontispiece and other illustrations by H. Billings. 17.9x10.8 cm (7x4¼"), original pictorial brown cloth gilt. First Edition.

First and only edition of this early work devoted to the earliest Chinese immigrants and immigrations to Northern California, the San Francisco and Sacramento areas. Excellent coverage of the early plight of these hard-working Chinese immigrants and of the hard discrimination they suffered at the hands of the white men who worked them and who worked with them. Early primary resource.

Condition

Rubbing to extremities, top front corner chewed, front hinge split, back hinge started, some page toning; overall very good.

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Name: Why the Chinese Emigrate by Russell Cornwell, 1st Ed.
SKU: 89706175
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