{"product_id":"2026200011922-secondhand-march-to-big-gold-mountain","title":"March To Big Gold Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the great waves of migration that shaped the modern world, few stories are as vivid and compelling as that of the Chinese diaspora — and March to Big Gold Mountain brings this extraordinary human saga to life with remarkable clarity and depth. David Horsham chronicles the arduous journeys undertaken by Chinese immigrants as they sought fortune and opportunity in lands far from their ancestral homes, with Big Gold Mountain — the evocative Chinese name for San Francisco and, by extension, the promise of the West — serving as both a literal destination and a powerful symbol of hope, sacrifice, and endurance.\n\nHorsham's narrative is rich with cultural detail and human pathos, weaving together personal histories, communal traditions, and the broader socio-political forces that drove generations of Chinese men and women across oceans and continents. The book illuminates the tension between assimilation and cultural preservation, the resilience of community bonds forged under hardship, and the lasting legacy of a people who helped build nations while fighting for recognition within them. Vivid imagery — including the lion dances and festival pageantry pictured on the cover — underscores the cultural vitality these migrants carried with them, leaving the reader to wonder: what is truly lost, and what endures, when a people march toward an uncertain horizon?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130905698523,"sku":"2026200011922-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/23e4d5a9-1c93-426f-943c-e6e5d673788f.png?v=1786591765","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011922-secondhand-march-to-big-gold-mountain","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}