Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker

Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker

"With compelling characters and images that linger long after the final page is turned

and women who carry out traditional healing ceremonies

It is the unmistakable voice of Victor

sixteen first speakers have teamed with linguists

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad drum Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk SongmakerEmpire'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