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Autore |
Roberts Brian <1957-> |
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Titolo |
American alchemy [[electronic resource] ] : the California Gold Rush and middle-class culture / / Brian Roberts |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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979-88-908699-8-2 |
0-8078-6093-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cultural studies of the United States |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - California |
Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
Pioneers - California - History - 19th century |
Pioneers - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
Middle class - California - History - 19th century |
Middle class - Northeastern States - History - 19th century |
California Gold discoveries Social aspects |
California Social conditions |
Northeastern States Social conditions 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. California Gold and Filthy Lucre; 2. Gold Fever as a Cure; 3. Husbands and Wives; 4. Numberless Highways to Fairy Grottos; 5. A Great and Perverse Paradise; Section of Illustrations; 6. California Is a Humbug; 7. Widows and Helpmates; 8. A Wild, Free, Disorderly, Grotesque Society; 9. The Prude Fails; 10. The End of the Flush Times; Conclusion; Notes; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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California during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by a rough and rebellious figure; a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture. This work challenges this stereotypical portrait. |
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