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Dolnick, Edward, 1952-
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Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
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Dolnick, Edward, 1952-
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
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The rush : America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853 / Edward Dolnick.
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Dolnick, Edward, 1952-
Little, Brown, and Company, 2014.
Call #:
979
.404
D665r
Subjects
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
ISBN:
9780316175685 (hc.)
0316175684 (hc.)
Alternate title:
America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xii, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Notes:
"A New history of the Gold Rush." -- Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-339) and index.
Contents:
Hope. A crack in time ; "I believe I have found a gold mine!" ; Headlong into history -- Journey. Swarming from all over ; A day at the circus ; An army on the march ; Let us glory in our magnificence ; A rope of sand ; Gone! ; Marooned -- Reality. First peeks at the Golden Land ; Hard times ; At ease in a barbarous land ; Taking the bread from American miners ; The princess and the mangled hand.
Summary:
Describes the adventurous prospectors who traversed the United States in 1848 in response to rumors of gold in the Sacramento Valley, detailing the rough and rowdy cities that popped up, seemingly out of thin air, to accommodate the treasure-seekers.
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