LEADER 03061nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910455874803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-6093-X 035 $a(CKB)111087027915518 035 $a(EBL)413403 035 $a(OCoLC)476237377 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101906 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127237 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101906 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10043200 035 $a(PQKB)11377867 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC413403 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL413403 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10041253 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930830 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027915518 100 $a19990917d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican alchemy$b[electronic resource] $ethe California Gold Rush and middle-class culture /$fBrian Roberts 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (356 p.) 225 1 $aCultural studies of the United States 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-4856-5 311 $a0-8078-2543-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments; 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; 330 $aCalifornia during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by a rough and rebellious figure; a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture. This work challenges this stereotypical portrait. 410 0$aCultural studies of the United States. 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zCalifornia 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zWest (U.S.) 606 $aPioneers$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPioneers$zNortheastern States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aMiddle class$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aMiddle class$zNortheastern States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aCalifornia$xGold discoveries$xSocial aspects 607 $aCalifornia$xSocial conditions 607 $aNortheastern States$xSocial conditions$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aPioneers$xHistory 615 0$aPioneers$xHistory 615 0$aMiddle class$xHistory 615 0$aMiddle class$xHistory 676 $a979.4/04 700 $aRoberts$b Brian$f1957-$0930679 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455874803321 996 $aAmerican alchemy$92093407 997 $aUNINA