Tule shoe
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The tule shoe is a mat of woven reeds wired to a horse shoe. The over sized shoes were invented by Chinese laborers in 1850's California to help build levees and reclaim land in the Sacramento Delta.
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- Sacramento Delta Blues: Chinese Workers and the Building of the California Levees, 1860-1880
- Asian Pacific American Historical Timeline Details (1600 to 1874) Our victories, obstacles and leaders
- Review of The Chinese in America, Iris Chang
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