Description: Straw Hats, Sandals and Steel, by Lorraine Barker Hildebrand, 1985Straw Hats, Sandals and Steel - The Chinese in Washington State. Hildebrand, Lorraine Barker. Tacoma, WA: Washington State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1985. Second printing. An historical work depicting some of the history and contributions of Chinese people who lived, worked and died in the state, including some of the first Chinese citizen believed to have arrived in the 1860s, followed by more who came by the 1870s to work on the railroads; early settlements; rising Sinophobia; an attempt to remove all Chinese from the city of Tacoma in 1885, a Seattle riot in 1886, and more. With 21 photographic illustrations and drawings, including a portrait of Goon Dip, the first Chinese consul in Seattle. Softcover, 97 pages, very good plus, likely never used. Uncommon on the market.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Binding: Softcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Lorraine Hildebrand
Publisher: American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Topic: Chinese in Washington State
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
