Ebook: Charlie Chan: the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history

pt. 1. The "real" Charlie Chan -- Sandalwood Mountains -- Canton -- Paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboy -- The Wilders of Waikiki -- "Book 'em, Danno!" -- Chinatown -- The See Yup man -- Desperadoes -- Double murder -- pt. 2. Charlie Chan's pop -- The other Canton -- Lampoon -- The raconteur -- The house without a key -- pt. 3. Charlie Chan, the Chinaman -- The heathen Chinee -- Fu Manchu -- Charlie Chan, the Chinaman -- Kaimuki -- Pasadena -- A meeting of East and West -- pt. 4. Charlie Chan at the movies -- Hollywood's Chinoiserie -- Yellowface -- Between the real and the reel -- Rape in paradise -- The Black Camel -- Racial parables -- pt. 5. Charlie Chan carries on -- Charlie Chan in China -- Charlie Chan soldiers on -- The Fu Manchurian candidate -- Will the real Charlie Chan please stand up? -- Appendix 1 : A list of Charlie Chanisms -- Appendix 2 : A list of Charlie Chan films.;A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.