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The California Gold Rush. Transforming the American West.
Liz Sonneborn
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Description for The California Gold Rush. Transforming the American West.
The mass migration, known as the Gold Rush, reshaped the United States by accelerating the immigration to the far West. This book explores how this pivotal era introduced new ideas about work and wealth, luck and greed, and success and failure, into the way Americans looked at their lives, their livelihoods, and most of all, themselves. Series: Milestones in American History. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, biographical sidebars, excerpts from primary sou. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
In 1848, a carpenter found gold in a river in California. The news spread quickly, and soon prospectors from across the country were arriving to pursue their fortunes. This mass migration, known as the Gold Rush, reshaped the United States by drastically accelerating the immigration to the far West. It transformed American society, as many citizens embraced in California a newfound independence and release from traditions. Perhaps most importantly, it remolded the American character, turning a country of settled farmers into a nation of forward-thinking risk-takers. ""The California Gold Rush"" explores how this pivotal era introduced new ideas about work ... Read more
In 1848, a carpenter found gold in a river in California. The news spread quickly, and soon prospectors from across the country were arriving to pursue their fortunes. This mass migration, known as the Gold Rush, reshaped the United States by drastically accelerating the immigration to the far West. It transformed American society, as many citizens embraced in California a newfound independence and release from traditions. Perhaps most importantly, it remolded the American character, turning a country of settled farmers into a nation of forward-thinking risk-takers. ""The California Gold Rush"" explores how this pivotal era introduced new ideas about work ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Milestones in American History
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604130515
SKU
V9781604130515
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