The gold crusades : a social history of gold rushes, 1849-1929 / / Douglas Fetherling
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, Ontario ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, England : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997 |
| ©1997 | |
| Edizione: | Revised edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.2/741/09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gold mines and mining - History |
| Gold mines and mining - Social aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | History |
| Electronic books. | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-197) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The gold crusades |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-5998-X |
| 1-4426-5539-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825416003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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