Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental RailroadEmpire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial

As he faces the reality of winter on the South Dakota reservation

Anchored in the physical landscape

Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves

“One of the most innovative collections of poetry I’ve come across in a long time

These accounts

Cree Thunderboy and Lucas Smoke end up on paths where their biggest challenge is staying true to themselves

Line drawings throughout

and elder relatives

"Apple in the Middle speaks to any young person regardless of race or class who finds themselves in the middle

traditional governance

Under the cover of deepest night

In Belfast