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.

Description
Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	391 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780375864568 (hardcover) 0375864563 (hardcover) 9780375964565 (library binding) 0375964568 (library binding) 9780375857867 (pbk.) 0375857869 (pbk.)