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Title The rush : America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853 / Edward Dolnick.
Author Dolnick, Edward, 1952- author.
Publisher New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Copyright ©2014
Description xii, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm
Edition First edition.
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 SH-Adult-Mezzanine  979.404 DOL Nearby on shelf  30652004013423 (none)  AVAILABLE
Note "A new history of the gold rush"--Cover.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-339) and index.
Summary Describes the adventurous prospectors who traversed the United States in 1848 in response to rumors of gold in the Sacramento Valley, detailing the rough and rowdy cities that popped up, seemingly out of thin air, to accommodate the treasure-seekers.
Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- California.
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
Other title America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853
ISBN 9780316175685
0316175684
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