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1888: She came from a lineage known for good fortune…by those who don’t know the whole story.
1888: She came from a lineage known for good fortune…by those who don’t know the whole story.
Amid the subterranean labyrinth of Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she’s a “shanghaied” victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival―being half-Chinese, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment―she fears that far more than her own fate hangs in the balance.
As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a goldminers’ massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets can prove deadlier than the dark recesses of Chinatown.
Two very interesting locations here:
Haunted Underground Shanghai Tunnels Tour
The very tunnels that were used to house kidnapped sailors during the early 1900s
The Hells Canyon Massacre
The Hells Canyon Massacre (also known as the Snake River Massacre) was a massacre where thirty-four Chinese goldminers were ambushed and murdered in May 1887.
Destination/location: Portland Author/guide: Kristina McMorris Departure Time: 1888
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