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“Chinese railroad obstructions” (Publication, 1864)

Year

1864

Text

Twain, Mark. Chinese railroad obstructions. In : The San Francisco Daily Morning Call ; Aug. 30 (1864).
http://www.twainquotes.com/18640830b.html. (Twa28)

Type

Publication

Contributors (1)

Twain, Mark  (Florida, Missouri 1835-1910 Redding, Conn.) : Schriftsteller

Subjects

Literature : Occident : United States of America : Prose

Chronology Entries (1)

# Year Text Linked Data
1 1864 Twain, Mark. Chinese railroad obstructions [ID D29362].
The Chinese in this State are becoming civilized to a fearful extent. One of them was arrested the other day, in the act of preparing for a grand railroad disaster on the Sacramento Valley Railroad. If these people continue to imbibe American ideas of progress, they will be turning their attention to highway robbery, and other enlightened pursuits. They are industrious.