Gold - Firsthand Accounts From The Rush That Made The West (Paperback)

The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our country's history. California had just been occupied during the Mexican-American War and wasn't officially a U.S. territory yet when gold was discovered in 1848. Suddenly the whole world was electrified by the news and tales of men digging vast amounts of wealth out of the ground, even finding gold nuggets just lying around. Within five years, 250,000 miners dug up more than $200 million in gold--about $600 billion in today's dollars."Gold "offers a feel for what it was like to live through the heady days of the discovery and exploitation of gold in California in the mid-1800s through firsthand accounts, short stories, and tall tales written by the people who were there. These eyewitness accounts offer an immediacy that brings the events to life.

General

Imprint:	Two Dot Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	John Richard Stephens
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-7627-9150-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-7627-9150-0
Barcode:	9780762791507

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