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The writing on the wall /
The Writing on the Wall is a vivid illustration of the fear and prejudice with which immigrants were regarded in the early twentieth century.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ontario :
University of Toronto Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Social history of Canada ;
20. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- The writing on the wall
- An introduction
- NOTES
- Part 1 The past
- Chapter 1 Introducing one Chung Lee and another man of parts
- Chapter 2 In which Gordon Morley tells no secrets
- Chapter 3 Which introduces Lizzie Laidlaw
- Chapter 4 In which the 'Empress' unships a valuable cargo
- Chapter 5 In which a famous lawyer finds himself in a hurry
- Chapter 6 Describing a yacht and a career
- Chapter 7 In which the fish inspector sees something that makes him sit up
- Chapter 8 In which Harding comes upon a 'pleasant joke'
- Chapter 9 In which Harding finds that two and two make fourChapter 10 In which Mrs Morley attends a reception
- Chapter 11 In which one Chinaman escapes justice and another gets a government job
- Part 2 The present (ten years after)
- Chapter 12 In which we hear of a wedding and a death
- Chapter 13 Which tells of an elopement
- Chapter 14 Showing the perspicacity of Peter McReady
- Chapter 15 Lizzie McRobbie shows an interest in 'Sockeye' and tries to buy vegetables
- Chapter 16 In which there are many rumors and a few facts
- Chapter 17 In which Rose's nose is put out of joint and a man reaches the last stagesChapter 18 In which we meet Chung Lee again as a winner
- Chapter 19 In which the lieutenant-governor is confronted by a choice
- Part 3 The future
- Chapter 20 In which positions are reversed
- Chapter 21 In which yellow wins
- Chapter 22 In which many things are made clear