03062nam 2200721 a 450 991078037310332120230207223157.0979-88-908699-8-20-8078-6093-X(CKB)111087027915518(EBL)413403(OCoLC)476237377(SSID)ssj0000101906(PQKBManifestationID)11127237(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101906(PQKBWorkID)10043200(PQKB)11377867(Au-PeEL)EBL413403(CaPaEBR)ebr10041253(CaONFJC)MIL930830(MiAaPQ)EBC413403(EXLCZ)9911108702791551819990917d2000 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican alchemy[electronic resource] the California Gold Rush and middle-class culture /Brian RobertsChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20001 online resource (356 p.)Cultural studies of the United StatesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-4856-5 0-8078-2543-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; 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.Cultural studies of the United States.Frontier and pioneer lifeCaliforniaFrontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.)PioneersCaliforniaHistory19th centuryPioneersNortheastern StatesHistory19th centuryMiddle classCaliforniaHistory19th centuryMiddle classNortheastern StatesHistory19th centuryCaliforniaGold discoveriesSocial aspectsCaliforniaSocial conditionsNortheastern StatesSocial conditions19th centuryFrontier and pioneer lifeFrontier and pioneer lifePioneersHistoryPioneersHistoryMiddle classHistoryMiddle classHistory979.4/04Roberts Brian1957-1558078MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780373103321American alchemy3822186UNINA