Au Canada: De Fer Et De Sang

Au Canada: De Fer Et De Sang La Construction Du Chemin De Fer Canadien, Lee Heen-Gwon, Colombie-Britannique, 1882 - Au Canada

Hardback (01 Oct 2011) | French

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Heen figure parmi les plus jeunes Chinois ? participer ? la construction du chemin de fer canadien. Il n'a pas le choix de travailler, car son p?re et son grand-p?re ont contract? des dettes de jeu qui ont compl?tement ruin? sa famille. Malgr? son jeune ?ge, il doit travailler aussi fort que les autres hommes... et faire face aux m?mes dangers.

Heen is younger than most Chinese workers when he travels to Canada to help build the railway there. He has no choice, for his father's and grandfather's gambling debts spell ruin for his family. Despite his age, he must work as hard as the other men... and face the same dangers.

Original title: I Am Canada: Blood and Iron

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Book information

ISBN: 9781443114509
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Imprint: Scholastic
Pub date:
Language: French
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 290g
Height: 173mm
Width: 120mm
Spine width: 25mm