Author: David A. Comstock
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Brides of the Gold Rush, 1851-1859
Author: David A. Comstock
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Days of Gold
Author: Malcolm J. Rohrbough
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520922077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitching a thousand prairie schooners filled with adventurers in search of heretofore unimagined wealth. Those who joined the procession—soon called 49ers—included the wealthy and the poor from every state and territory, including slaves brought by their owners. In numbers, they represented the greatest mass migration in the history of the Republic. In this first comprehensive history of the Gold Rush, Malcolm J. Rohrbough demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. No other series of events between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War produced such a vast movement of people; called into question basic values of marriage, family, work, wealth, and leisure; led to so many varied consequences; and left such vivid memories among its participants. Through extensive research in diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Rohrbough uncovers the personal dilemmas and confusion that the Gold Rush brought. His engaging narrative depicts the complexity of human motivation behind the event and reveals the effects of the Gold Rush as it spread outward in ever-widening circles to touch the lives of families and communities everywhere in the United States. For those who joined the 49ers, the decision to go raised questions about marital obligations and family responsibilities. For those men—and women, whose experiences of being left behind have been largely ignored until now—who remained on the farm or in the shop, the absences of tens of thousands of men over a period of years had a profound impact, reshaping a thousand communities across the breadth of the American nation.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520922077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitching a thousand prairie schooners filled with adventurers in search of heretofore unimagined wealth. Those who joined the procession—soon called 49ers—included the wealthy and the poor from every state and territory, including slaves brought by their owners. In numbers, they represented the greatest mass migration in the history of the Republic. In this first comprehensive history of the Gold Rush, Malcolm J. Rohrbough demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. No other series of events between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War produced such a vast movement of people; called into question basic values of marriage, family, work, wealth, and leisure; led to so many varied consequences; and left such vivid memories among its participants. Through extensive research in diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Rohrbough uncovers the personal dilemmas and confusion that the Gold Rush brought. His engaging narrative depicts the complexity of human motivation behind the event and reveals the effects of the Gold Rush as it spread outward in ever-widening circles to touch the lives of families and communities everywhere in the United States. For those who joined the 49ers, the decision to go raised questions about marital obligations and family responsibilities. For those men—and women, whose experiences of being left behind have been largely ignored until now—who remained on the farm or in the shop, the absences of tens of thousands of men over a period of years had a profound impact, reshaping a thousand communities across the breadth of the American nation.
They Saw the Elephant
Author: JoAnn Levy
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806189959
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"The phrase ’seeing the elephant’ symbolized for ’49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levy’s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice "One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"ˆ–San Francisco Chronicle
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806189959
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"The phrase ’seeing the elephant’ symbolized for ’49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levy’s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice "One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"ˆ–San Francisco Chronicle
The Californians
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal
Author: New York State Historical Association
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Nevada City
Author: Orval Bronson
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
History of the Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California from 1850 to 2002. Includes information about Native Americans, Chinese, gold mining, railroads, newspapers, fires, entertainment, industry, government, churches, and fraternal organizations. Brief biographies of 40 pioneers.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
History of the Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California from 1850 to 2002. Includes information about Native Americans, Chinese, gold mining, railroads, newspapers, fires, entertainment, industry, government, churches, and fraternal organizations. Brief biographies of 40 pioneers.
150 Years Ago, A Sketch of Nevada County
Author: Aaron Augustus Sargent
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Category : Nevada County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Category : Nevada County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Pale Truth
Author: Daniel Alef
Publisher: Titans of Fortune Publishing
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
"In 1849, San Francisco's gold fever sparked an unprecedented maelstrom of opportunity that drew the eccentric, corrupt, powerful and cunning from every corner of the known world. ... In the eye of this Midas storm comes an unusual woman from the South--Mary Ellen--a lady whose cultured demeanor masks a deep personal secret. ... She is the haunting Pale truth, determined to end slavery in America, and to transform San Francisco into the Pearl of the Pacific. But everything has a price, even for Mary Ellen."--Jacket.
Publisher: Titans of Fortune Publishing
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
"In 1849, San Francisco's gold fever sparked an unprecedented maelstrom of opportunity that drew the eccentric, corrupt, powerful and cunning from every corner of the known world. ... In the eye of this Midas storm comes an unusual woman from the South--Mary Ellen--a lady whose cultured demeanor masks a deep personal secret. ... She is the haunting Pale truth, determined to end slavery in America, and to transform San Francisco into the Pearl of the Pacific. But everything has a price, even for Mary Ellen."--Jacket.
New York History
Author: New York State Historical Association
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Vigilantes and Boosters
Author: Glen Gendzel
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Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 412
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