Rush to gold : the French and the California Gold Rush, 1848-1854 / Malcolm J. Rohrbough.

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Rohrbough, Malcolm J [author.]

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TextSeries: Lamar series in western historyPublisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300182187
030018218X
9781299648111
1299648118

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rush to gold.DDC classification:

979.4/04 23

LOC classification:

F865 .R66 2013eb

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Contents:

France in 1848 : another world turned upside down -- News of California gold discoveries spreads across France -- The French respond to the California gold discoveries : adventure, new beginnings, and trade -- The rise of the French California companies -- The rush to gold : obstacles, preparations, and departures -- Voyages and arrivals -- In the mines : living and working in a masculine community -- The flowering of the new California companies -- The lottery of the golden ingots -- French stories and French images of California -- The French trade, mine, and reflect -- The French argonauts encounter the Americans -- The last French argonauts -- The French argonauts return to France : the close of the California adventure -- The long echoes of the French "rush to gold" in California -- The balance sheet.

Summary: The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and incited many 'wagons west'. However, only half of the 300,000 gold seekers travelled by land. The other half travelled by sea. It's the story of this second group that Rohrbough examines here, focusing on the 30,000 French participants.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and incited many 'wagons west'. However, only half of the 300,000 gold seekers travelled by land. The other half travelled by sea. It's the story of this second group that Rohrbough examines here, focusing on the 30,000 French participants.

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