University of Nebraska Press
Riches for All: The California Gold Rush and the World
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- Kenneth N Owens
- University of Nebraska Press
- Paperback
- 9780803286177
- 9.14 X 6.02 X 0.79 inches
- 1.16 pounds
- History > United States - 19th Century
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
The opportunity for instant wealth directly influenced a dynamic range of peoples, including Mormon military veterans, California Indian workers, both slave and free African Americans, Chinese village farmers, skilled Mexican miners, and Chilean merchants. Riches for All gives attention to the varying motivations and experiences of these groups and to their struggles with both racial and religious bigotry. Emphasizing gold rush social history, some contributors examine the roles and influence of women, workers, law-breakers, and law-enforcers. Others consider the long-term impact of this episode on California and the American West and on subsequent gold rushes in Pacific Rim countries and the Klondike.
With lively and incisive strokes, these historians sketch the most broadly contextualized and nuanced portrait of the California gold rush to date.
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