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Book SynopsisThe California Gold Rush was much more than a western or white event - it involved and affected diverse peoples, places, and histories far outside of its region and time. This title examines its trajectory and legacy within a global context of race, economics, and culture.
Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction Kenneth N. Owens 1. Gold-Rich Saints: Mormon Beginnings of the California Gold Rush Kenneth N. Owens 2. "We Will Make Our Fortunes--No Doubt of It": The Worldwide Rush to California Malcolm J. Rohrbough 3. "The Greatest and Most Perverted Paradise": Forty-Niners in Latin America Brian Roberts 4. Clouded Legacy: California Indians and the Gold Rush Albert L. Hurtado 5. "My Brother's Keeper": Mexicans and the Hunt for Prosperity in California, 1848-2 Michael J. Gonzalez 6. Never Far from Home: Being Chinese in the California Gold Rush Sylvia Sun Minnick 7. "Do You Think I'll Lug Trunks?" African Americans in Gold Rush California Shirley Ann Wilson Moore 8. Disorder, Crime, and Punishment in the California Gold Rush Martin Ridge 9. Where Have All the Young Men Gone? The Social Legacy of the California Gold Rush Elizabeth Jameson 10. The Last Fandango: Women, Work, and the End of the California Gold Rush Susan L. Johnson 11. After California: Later Gold Rushes of the Pacific Basin Jeremy Mouat 12. From Gold Pans to California Dredges: The Search for Mass Production in Placer Mining Clark C. Spence 13. The Last Great Gold Rush: From California to the Klondike in the Nineteenth Century Charlene Porsild 14. Begun by Gold: Sacramento and the Gold Rush Legacy after 150;Years Kenneth N. Owens List of Contributors; Index
