The snakehead, an epic tale of the Chinatown underworld and the American dream, Patrick Radden Keefe
Type
Label
The snakehead, an epic tale of the Chinatown underworld and the American dream, Patrick Radden Keefe
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-404) and index
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The snakehead
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
462879992
Responsibility statement
Patrick Radden Keefe
Sub title
an epic tale of the Chinatown underworld and the American dream
Summary
"In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, Patrick Radden Keefe investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York's Chinatown managed a mulitmillion-dollar business smuggling people."--P.[4] of cover
Table Of Contents
Pilgrims -- Leaving Fujian -- Eighteen-thousand-dollar woman -- Dai Lo of the Fuk Ching -- Swiftwater -- Year of the snake -- Mombasa -- The phantom ship -- The Teaneck massacre -- Mutiny in the Atlantic -- A well-founded fear -- The fat man -- Freedom birds -- The goldfish and the Great Wall -- Parole -- Snakeheads international -- Catching Lilly Zhang -- The mother of all Snakeheads
resource.variantTitle
Snake head