The Chinatown War: Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871
A Adult, Nonfiction, American History book. This is another of those books that reveal events in our country's history that are...
In October 1871, a simmering, small-scale turf war involving three Chinese gangs exploded into a riot that engulfed the small but growing town of Los Angeles. A large mob of white Angelenos, spurred by racial resentment, rampaged through the city and lynched some 18 people before order was restored. In The Chinatown War, Scott Zesch offers a compelling account of this little-known event, which ranks among the worst hate crimes in American history. The story begins in the 1850s, when the first wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in Los Angeles in the wake of the 1849...
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I enjoyed it. I'll never look at Alameda Street the same way again. Incredibly informative but rather tedious at times. This is another of those books that reveal events in our country's history that are relatively unknown to most Americans. In particular, this recounts the unnecessary murder of many Chinese people by a mob of Angelinos in 1871. At one point, Los Angeles was the most murderous city in the history of the world: 12.5 murder per 1,000....
