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Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history /

A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huang, Yunte
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Apana, Chang, > 1871-1933.
Chan, Charlie (Fictitious character)
Detectives > Hawaii > Biography.

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