California Gold Book

Download or read book California Gold written by John Jakes and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2001 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Number One "New York Times" bestseller is back in print. Thirty years after the Gold Rush, California continues to beckon Americans westward. James Macklin Chance, a penniless wanderer, descends from the Sierras with the dream of conquering California, like the Spanish before him, and seizing his share of its wealth, no matter the price.

Download or read book Days of Gold written by Malcolm J. Rohrbough and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitching a thousand prairie schooners filled with adventurers in search of heretofore unimagined wealth. Those who joined the procession—soon called 49ers—included the wealthy and the poor from every state and territory, including slaves brought by their owners. In numbers, they represented the greatest mass migration in the history of the Republic. In this first comprehensive history of the Gold Rush, Malcolm J. Rohrbough demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. No other series of events between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War produced such a vast movement of people; called into question basic values of marriage, family, work, wealth, and leisure; led to so many varied consequences; and left such vivid memories among its participants. Through extensive research in diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Rohrbough uncovers the personal dilemmas and confusion that the Gold Rush brought. His engaging narrative depicts the complexity of human motivation behind the event and reveals the effects of the Gold Rush as it spread outward in ever-widening circles to touch the lives of families and communities everywhere in the United States. For those who joined the 49ers, the decision to go raised questions about marital obligations and family responsibilities. For those men—and women, whose experiences of being left behind have been largely ignored until now—who remained on the farm or in the shop, the absences of tens of thousands of men over a period of years had a profound impact, reshaping a thousand communities across the breadth of the American nation.

Download or read book California Gold Book written by William Wallace Allen and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book California gold written by John Jakes and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book California Gold Book written by William Wallace Allen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from California Gold Book: First Nugget, Its Discovery and Discoverers and Some of the Results Proceeding Therefrom The mountains are yet rich in opportunities for the searcher after precious metals. Many promising fields are still unexplored. Silver mines are not deemed the most desirable property at this time, though more or less gold is generally found in combination with silver. When American law makers determine that the producer shall be given the same in uence in fixing the value of the prod uct of his courage and industry as the foreign broker; when the same rule is applied which took gold out of the list of speculative commodities, then will silver mining be again profitable, and coast prosperity will be unob structed by the behests Of foreign stock dealers. Resump tion Of specie payments was as easily accomplished in this country as was ever any human act when the Government decided that every public Obligation could be satisfied with any description of national money. Silver will be enno bled, and its value fixed in this country - which is as far as an American statesman need look - whenever the Govern ment acts for the best interests of its own people without consulting the wishes of foreign purchasers of bullion. The authors Of the California Gold Book believe the railroad as much Of an educator as the public school, and as great a civilizer as any other instrumentality in use among men. It has given railroad enterprises only their appropriate prominence and only their proper credit. Less could not have been done and a claim upon the respect Of its readers retained. The evidence isin its pages, empha sized by the wonderful growth which has followed the introduction of railroad facilities in sections possessing no greater natural advantages than others that have retro graded because lacking this convenience. The railroad will remain man's chief helper until some speedier means Of transit and intercommunication has been discovered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book California Gold written by John Jakes and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the lure and legends of California from 1886 to 1921 when the area was transformed from a frontier into a modern state.