Screen LibraryHard road west：history & geology along the Gold Rush trail
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
University of Chicago Press,
|
| Publisher Address: | Chicago |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 329 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780226519609 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226519600 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K712 |
| CLC: | K712.9 |
| Call Number: | K712.9/M518 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-315) and index. In 1849 news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor |