Daily Life during the California Gold Rush Hardback
by Thomas (California State University, San Bernardino, USA) Maxwell-Long
Part of the The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series series
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This comprehensive narrative history of the California Gold Rush describes daily life during this historic period, documenting its wide-reaching effects and examining the significant individuals and organizations of the time. It is easy to see the vestiges of the California Gold Rush in the state's modern culture.
The San Francisco 49ers football team are named after the term given to those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold; California is nicknamed "The Golden State;" and the official state motto is "Eureka" meaning "I have found it" in Greek—a reference to mining success.
But the Gold Rush was not only a pivotal event with lasting impact in California; it also greatly affected America as a whole and global society. This book examines the historical significances of the California Gold Rush, beginning with life in California prior to the Gold Rush and European colonization and concluding with information regarding contemporary California.
Readers will gain historical insights from the highly detailed explorations of how life in California evolved and understand the enormous impact of an event over 160 years ago on present-day America.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, 16 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:09/09/2014
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- ISBN:9780313363092
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, 16 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:09/09/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313363092