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UNINA9910825416003321 |
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Autore |
Fetherling George <1949-> |
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Titolo |
The gold crusades : a social history of gold rushes, 1849-1929 / / Douglas Fetherling |
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Toronto, Ontario ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, England : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997 |
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©1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5998-X |
1-4426-5539-9 |
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Edizione |
[Revised edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gold mines and mining - History |
Gold mines and mining - Social aspects |
History |
Electronic books. |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Gold Crusaders -- 1. The California Delusion -- 2. The Crown and the Southern Cross -- 3. To the Ends of the Empire -- 4. Silver into Gold -- 5. Titans in South Africa -- 6. The Rand and Western Australia -- 7. Many Roads to Dawson -- 8. Climax and Retreat -- 9. Last Stands -- L'Envoi. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Among the hordes of starry-eyed 'argonauts' who flocked to the California gold rush of 1849 was an Australian named Edward Hargraves. He left America empty-handed, only to find gold in his own backyard. The result was the great Australian rush of the 1850s, which also attracted participants from around the world. A South African named P.J. Marais was one of them. Marais too returned home in defeat - only to set in motion the diamond and gold rushes that transformed southern Africa. And so it went."--Publisher's description. |
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