| Description |
xi, 355 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
unmediated n rdamedia |
|
volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-340) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Before the World Rushed In -- Map. Alta California, 1782 -- Map. Alta California, 1846 -- Map. North America, 1846 -- Ch. 2. Free for All -- Map. Coloma, 1848 -- Map. Mining Region, 1848 -- Ch. 3. Worldwide Contagion -- Map. The Isthmus Route -- Map. Major Overland Routes, 1849-1850s -- Ch. 4. Careless Freedoms -- Map. The Gold Region, 1849 -- Ch. 5. Get-Ahead Years -- Map. California Counties, 1855 -- Map. Ancient Rivers -- Map. The Gold Region, 1850s -- Ch. 6. Astounding Enterprises -- Map. Rail and Wagon Routes Across the Sierra Nevada -- Map. Primary Hydraulic Mining Region -- Ch. 7. Victims of Success -- Map. North Bloomfield Gravel & Mining Company's Main Operation at the Malakoff Mine -- App. Money Conversion. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
California -- Gold discoveries.
|
|
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
|
|
California -- History -- 1850-1950.
|
|
Gold mines and mining. (OCoLC)fst00944469
|
|
California. (OCoLC)fst01204928
|
| Chronological Term |
1846-1950
|
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
|
| ISBN |
0520214013 (University of California Press ; alk. paper) |
|
9780520214019 (University of California Press ; alk. paper) |
|
0520214021 (University of California Press ; pbk. ; alk. paper) |
|
9780520214026 (University of California Press ; pbk. ; alk. paper) |
|
