Gold Mountain, Big City
Description
This colorful and celebratory time capsule of San Francisco’s Chinatown—the largest Chinese community outside of Asia—shares the stories of the unique businesses, culture, and people encountered by map illustrator Ken Cathcart between 1939 and 1955. Each section of this stylized map, supplemented by Cathcart’s never-before-seen black-and-white photographs, is explained in meticulous detail, revealing glimpses of the immigration story universal to America and exploring the struggles, triumphs, and enduring legacy of this vibrant community.
PUBLISHER:
Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-10:
1944903895
ISBN-13:
9781944903893
BINDING:
Hardback
BISAC:
Social Science
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2020
NUMBER OF PAGES:
144
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
13.25(H) x 9.40(W) x 0.85(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English