The California gold rush a brief history with documents /
The story of the California Gold Rush is one of unanticipated, rapid, and momentous change. In 1848, California was a remote and underpopulated province of Mexico; by 1850 it had become part of the United States and produced one-third of the gold in the world. Popularly, the Gold Rush is remembered...
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Main Author: | Isenberg, Andrew C. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Boston :
Bedford/St. Martin's,
[2018]
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Physical Description: |
xiv, 146 pages : map ; 21 cm. |
Series: |
Bedford series in history and culture.
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Subjects: |
Gold
-- California.
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