Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum and women who carry out

and women who carry out traditional healing ceremonies

It is the unmistakable voice of Victor

developing new relationships with non-Native governments

a baby can still be found wrapped up and wide-eyed

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum and women who carry outEmpire'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