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Author | : Paul Robert Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0753465124 |
"In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging. Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough and tumble of the mining settlements, the day-to-day life of a miner and those who provided services to him, the easy-come-easy-go fortunes won and lost, and the Boomtowns that turned to Ghost Towns when the rush was over. Packed with period photographs, original artifacts, illustrations of daily life in the mining towns, and plenty of historical detail, this book will capture the imagination of young readers who love the idea of striking it rich"--From publisher's website.
Author | : Kenneth N. Owens |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803286177 |
An event of international significance, the California gold rush created a more diverse, metropolitan society than the world had ever known. In Riches for All, leading scholars reexamine the gold rush, evaluating its trajectory and legacy within a global context of religion and race, economics, technology, law, and culture. The opportunity for instant wealth directly influenced a dynamic range of peoples, including Mormon military veterans, California Indian workers, both slave and free African Americans, Chinese village farmers, skilled Mexican miners, and Chilean merchants. Riches for All gives attention to the varying motivations and experiences of these groups and to their struggles with both racial and religious bigotry. Emphasizing gold rush social history, some contributors examine the roles and influence of women, workers, law-breakers, and law-enforcers. Others consider the long-term impact of this episode on California and the American West and on subsequent gold rushes in Pacific Rim countries and the Klondike. With lively and incisive strokes, these historians sketch the most broadly contextualized and nuanced portrait of the California gold rush to date.
Author | : Paul Robert Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : 9781451711318 |
"In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging. Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough and tumble of the mining settlements, the day-to-day life of a miner and those who provided services to him, the easy-come-easy-go fortunes won and lost, and the Boomtowns that turned to Ghost Towns when the rush was over. Packed with period photographs, original artifacts, illustrations of daily life in the mining towns, and plenty of historical detail, this book will capture the imagination of young readers who love the idea of striking it rich"--From publisher's website.
Author | : J. S. Holliday |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : 0520214021 |
Traces the history of the California Gold Rush from 1849 through 1884 when a court decision forced the shut down of the hydraulic mining operations, bringing decades of careless freedom to an end.
Author | : Paul Robert Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0753465841 |
This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in U.S. history--from the dangers of the journey to the rough and tumble of the mining settlements. Full color.
Author | : n/a |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1625210868 |
Describes the California Gold Rush, including how it began, life in mining camps, and effects of the Gold Rush on California.
Author | : Kenneth N. Owens |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806136813 |
Combines narrative history and firsthand Mormon accounts that cast light on the presence of Latter-day Saints in California during the Gold Rush in the middle 1840s. Reprint.
Author | : Stephen Krensky |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : California |
ISBN | : 9780689808036 |
Describes the discovery of gold in California and its impact on the development of California and the West.
Author | : Phyllis Zauner |
Publisher | : Gem Guides Book Company |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Gold miners, cowboys, legendary men and spirited, adventurous women tamed the western frontier and left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Learn their stories and revisit the time and places they knew in this entertaining and easy-to-read series of books that brings the colorful history of the West alive with historical photos and original illustrations.
Author | : Edward Dolnick |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 2014-08-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0316280550 |
A riveting portrait of the Gold Rush, by the award-winning author of Down the Great Unknown and The Forger's Spell. In the spring of 1848, rumors began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared "Gold Fever!" as hundreds of thousands of men and women borrowed money, quit their jobs, and allowed themselves- for the first time ever-to imagine a future of ease and splendor. In The Rush, Edward Dolnick brilliantly recounts their treacherous westward journeys by wagon and on foot, and takes us to the frenzied gold fields and the rowdy cities that sprang from nothing to jam-packed chaos. With an enthralling cast of characters and scenes of unimaginable wealth and desperate ruin, The Rush is a fascinating-and rollicking-account of the greatest treasure hunt the world has ever seen.