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A Global History of Gold Rushes

Author : Benjamin Mountford
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520967585
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Gold Rushes written by Benjamin Mountford and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies. A Global History of Gold Rushes brings together historians of the United States, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific World to tell the rich story of these nineteenth century gold rushes from a global perspective. Gold was central to the growth of capitalism: it whetted the appetites of empire builders, mobilized the integration of global markets and economies, profoundly affected the environment, and transformed large-scale migration patterns. Together these essays tell the story of fifty years that changed the world.

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

Author : Gary Kinder
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 155584796X
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea written by Gary Kinder and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Titanic meets Tom Clancy technology” in this national-bestselling account of the SS Central America’s wreckage and discovery (People). September 1875. With nearly six hundred passengers returning from the California Gold Rush, the side-wheel steamer SS Central America encountered a violent storm and sank two hundred miles off the Carolina coast. More than four hundred lives and twenty-one tons of gold were lost. It was a tragedy lost in legend for more than a century—until a brilliant young engineer named Tommy Thompson set out to find the wreck. Driven by scientific curiosity and resentful of the term “treasure hunt,” Thompson searched the deep-ocean floor using historical accounts, cutting-edge sonar technology, and an underwater robot of his own design. Navigating greedy investors, impatient crewmembers, and a competing salvage team, Thompson finally located the wreck in 1989 and sailed into Norfolk with her recovered treasure: gold coins, bars, nuggets, and dust, plus steamer trunks filled with period clothes, newspapers, books, and journals. A great American adventure story, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea is also a fascinating account of the science, technology, and engineering that opened Earth’s final frontier, providing “white-knuckle reading, as exciting as anything . . . in The Perfect Storm” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). “A complex, bittersweet history of two centuries of American entrepreneurship, linked by the mad quest for gold.” —Entertainment Weekly “A ripping true tale of danger and discovery at sea.” —The Washington Post “What a yarn! . . . If you sign on for the cruise, go in knowing that you’re going to miss meals and a lot of sleep.” —Newsweek

Americas Gold Rush

Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780823943654
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Americas Gold Rush written by Joanne Mattern and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When word leaks out that gold has been found on property owned by John Sutter in 1847, it changes his life and the course of American history forever.

Life in California Before the Gold Discovery

Author : John Bidwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book Life in California Before the Gold Discovery written by John Bidwell and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush

Author : Stephanie Watson
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1467785806
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush written by Stephanie Watson and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California gold rush lasted only seven years, but it affected people around the world. Track the important events and turning points that made the discovery of gold a pivotal part of the westward expansion of the United States.

Questions and Answers About the Gold Rush

Author : Brianna Battista
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1538341204
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Questions and Answers About the Gold Rush written by Brianna Battista and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California gold rush of 1849 was a defining era in U.S. History. The discovery of gold led to a mass migration to the country's west coast not only from the East Coast, but from all over the world. Travellers thronged to the area in the hope of becoming rich, but the truth is, few did. Many more made a living selling goods and services to the gold miners. This volume is packed with fascinating primary sources that bring the gold rush to life for readers. Readers will view and analyze numerous primary sources, including paintings, handwritten documents, political cartoons, photographs, and more. Sidebars encourage students to ask and answer questions about primary sources surrounding the gold rush.

California Gold

Author : James Stephens Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book California Gold written by James Stephens Brown and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tomorrow's Gold

Author : Marc Faber
Publisher : Twayne Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789628606771
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Tomorrow's Gold written by Marc Faber and published by Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Gold Discovery in Victoria

Author : James Flett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book The History of Gold Discovery in Victoria written by James Flett and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ants' Gold

Author : Michel Peissel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Ants' Gold written by Michel Peissel and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

California

Author : Kevin Starr
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 081297753X
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book California written by Kevin Starr and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco

The Lost Canyon of Gold

Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493031155
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Canyon of Gold written by W. C. Jameson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Search for Lost Treasure First popularized by folklorist and author J. Frank Dobie in his book Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver in 1928, the legend of the Lost Adams Diggings is one of the most mythologized tales of lost treasure on the continent. In the 1860s, Gold was taken from Adams’ canyon in enormous quantities, with nuggets ranging from dust-size to some as large as hen’s eggs, all being plucked from the bottom of a shallow stream. This true story of the Lost Adams Diggings starts with the discovery of the rich deposit of gold in a remote mountain range, and ends with the author’s own story of search and discovery in the twentieth century.

The Georgia Gold Rush

Author : David Williams
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1643364359
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book The Georgia Gold Rush written by David Williams and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive story of Georgia's role in the first U.S. gold rush In the 1820s a series of gold strikes from Virginia to Alabama caused such excitement that thousands of miners poured into the region. This southern gold rush, the first in U.S. history, reached Georgia with the discovery of the Dahlonega Gold Belt in 1829. The Georgia gold fields, however, lay in and around Cherokee territory. In 1830 the State of Georgia extended its authority over the area, and two years later the land was raffled off in a lottery. Although they resisted this land grab through the courts, the Cherokees were eventually driven west along the Trail of Tears into what is today northeastern Oklahoma. The gold rush era survived the Cherokees in Georgia by only a few years. The early 1840s saw a dramatic decline in the fortunes of the southern gold region. When word of a new gold strike in California reached the miners, they wasted no time in following the banished Indians westward. In fact, many Georgia twenty-niners became some of the first California forty-niners. Georgia's gold rush is now almost two centuries past, but the gold fever continues. Many residents still pan for gold, and every October during Gold Rush Days hundreds of latter-day prospectors relive the excitement of Georgia's great antebellum gold rush as they throng to the small mountain town of Dahlonega.

Pyrite

Author : David Rickard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190203684
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Pyrite written by David Rickard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people have heard of pyrite, the brassy yellow mineral sometimes known as fool's gold. Pyrite behaves like stone and shines like metal, and its dual nature makes it a source of both metals and sulfur. Despite being the most common sulfide mineral on the earth's surface, pyrite's bright crystals have attracted the attention of many different cultures, and its nearly identical visual appearance to gold has led to tales of fraud, trickery, and claims of alchemy. Pyrite occupies a unique place in human history: it became an integral part of mining culture in America during the 19th century, and it has a presence in ancient Sumerian texts, Greek philosophy, and medieval poetry, becoming a symbol for anything overvalued. In Pyrite, geochemist and author David Rickard blends basic science and historical narrative to describe the many unique ways pyrite is integral to our world. He explains the basic science of oxidation, showing us why the mineral looks like gold, and inspects death zones of present oceans where pyrite-related hydrogen sulfide destroys oxygen in the waters. Rickard analyzes pyrite's role in manufacturing sulfuric acid and discusses the significant appearance of the mineral in literature, history, and the development of societies. The mineral's influence extends from human evolution and culture, through science and industry, to our understanding of ancient, modern, and future earth environments. Energetic and accessible, Pyrite is the first book to show readers the history and science of a mineral that helped make the modern world.

On the Anticipation of the Discovery of Gold in Australy

Author : Murchison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Anticipation of the Discovery of Gold in Australy written by Murchison and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Discovery of Gold in California

Author : John Shertzer Hittell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Gold in California written by John Shertzer Hittell and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative accounts of the discovery of gold in California in 1848.

Does the Discovery of Gold in Victoria, viewed in relation to its moral and social effects, as hitherto developed, deserve to be considered as a national blessing or a national curse? By Colonus

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Author : pseud COLONUS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Does the Discovery of Gold in Victoria, viewed in relation to its moral and social effects, as hitherto developed, deserve to be considered as a national blessing or a national curse? By Colonus written by pseud COLONUS and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: