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27%OFFMalcolm J. Rohrbough - Days of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the American Nation - 9780520216594 - V9780520216594
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Days of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the American Nation

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Description for Days of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the American Nation Paperback. 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. This title demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 569 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520216594
SKU
V9780520216594
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About Malcolm J. Rohrbough
Malcolm J. Rohrbough is Professor of History at the University of Iowa and author of Aspen: The History of a Silver-Mining Town, 1879-1893 (1986) and The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies and Institutions, 1775-1850 (1990).

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