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Autore |
Morse Kathryn Taylor |
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Titolo |
The nature of gold : an environmental history of the Klondike gold rush / / Kathryn Morse ; foreword by William Cronon |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Collana |
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Weyerhaeuser environmental books |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - Yukon - Klondike River Valley |
Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska |
Gold mines and mining - Environmental aspects - Yukon - Klondike River Valley |
Gold mines and mining - Environmental aspects - Alaska |
Gold miners - Yukon - Klondike River Valley - History - 19th century |
Gold miners - Alaska - History - 19th century |
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold discoveries |
Alaska Gold discoveries |
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Environmental conditions |
Alaska Environmental conditions |
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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 (p. 203-274) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents ""; ""Foreword by William Cronon ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction: On the Chilkoot ""; ""1 / The Culture of Gold ""; ""2 / The Nature of the Journey ""; ""3 / The Culture of the Journey ""; ""4 / The Nature of Gold Mining ""; ""5 / The Culture of Gold Mining ""; ""6 / The Nature & Culture of Food ""; ""7 / The Nature & Culture of Seattle ""; ""Conclusion: Nature, Culture, and Value ""; ""Notes ""; ""Selected Bibliography ""; ""Index "" |
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