Rush for Riches : Gold Fever and the Making of California Paperback - 1999
by J. S. Holliday
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In this vivid account of the birth of modern California, Holliday frames the gold rush years within the larger story of the state's move by the 1890s to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism. 240 photos, 100 in color.
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- Title Rush for Riches : Gold Fever and the Making of California
- Author J. S. Holliday
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 366
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley CA
- Date 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0520214021I3N00
- ISBN 9780520214026 / 0520214021
- Weight 3.65 lbs (1.66 kg)
- Dimensions 10.98 x 9.18 x 1.01 in (27.89 x 23.32 x 2.57 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects California - History - 1850-1950, California - Gold discoveries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-55422
- Dewey Decimal Code 979.404
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From the rear cover
"J.S. Holliday--better than anyone, ever--has set forth in one volume the epic story of California's founding era. Here in rich language and full detail, in all the sweep and grandeur of history as social science and imaginative art, are chronicled the four decades of the nineteenth century that shaped California for all time to come."--Kevin Starr, author of Americans and the California Dream
"Holliday combines careful scholarship, a graceful writing style, and rich illustrations into a powerful narrative that encompasses a wide array of historical subjects--political, economic, technological, environmental, social, and cultural. . . . The author is an accomplished and widely acclaimed researcher and storyteller."--Malcolm J. Rohrbough, author of Days of Gold
"J.S. Holliday has produced a history as exciting as the gold rush itself. By carrying the narrative of this fascinating and complex event to the end of the century, he enables us to see its impact upon an urbanizing, industrializing America."--Joyce Appleby, coauthor of Telling the Truth about History
"Holliday combines careful scholarship, a graceful writing style, and rich illustrations into a powerful narrative that encompasses a wide array of historical subjects--political, economic, technological, environmental, social, and cultural. . . . The author is an accomplished and widely acclaimed researcher and storyteller."--Malcolm J. Rohrbough, author of Days of Gold
"J.S. Holliday has produced a history as exciting as the gold rush itself. By carrying the narrative of this fascinating and complex event to the end of the century, he enables us to see its impact upon an urbanizing, industrializing America."--Joyce Appleby, coauthor of Telling the Truth about History
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 06/01/1999, Page 95
- Library Journal, 06/15/1999, Page 89
- Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2000, Page 113
