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Son of fortune /

In mid-1860s San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Aiden gains a hoped-for chance at a change in fortune when he wins a ship in a poker game, but soon he is involved in Peru's savage guano trade and the exploitation of its Chinese workers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKernan, Victoria
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Seafaring life > Juvenile fiction.
Commerce > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese > Peru > Juvenile fiction.
Peru > History > 1829-1919 > Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Fiction.
Seafaring life > Fiction.
Commerce > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Chinese > Peru > Fiction.
Peru > History > 1829-1919 > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.

Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: PZ7.M4786767 Son 2013
 
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