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Art of the gold rush [[electronic resource] /] / Janice T. Driesbach, Harvey L. Jones, and Katherine Church Holland
| Art of the gold rush [[electronic resource] /] / Janice T. Driesbach, Harvey L. Jones, and Katherine Church Holland |
| Autore | Driesbach Janice Tolhurst |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Disciplina | 759.194/07494 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JonesHarvey <1935->
HollandKatherine Church |
| Soggetto topico |
Art, American - California - 19th century
Gold mines and mining in art |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1800s
19th century academic ambition american culture american history artistic artists california history california cultural history cultural studies folk art folklore get rich gold rush gold golden state imagination myth paintings prospector scholarly social change social history social studies sunday morning in the mines sutters mill thrill seeking united states history us history |
| ISBN |
1-280-49212-0
9786613587350 0-520-93515-2 0-585-17648-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Lenders to the Exhibition -- Introduction -- First in the Field -- Scenes of Mining Life -- Portrait Painter to the Elite -- The Hessian Party -- Souvenirs of the Mother Lode -- Mining the Picturesque -- In the Wake of the Gold Rush -- Sentiment and Nostalgia -- Biographies of the Artists -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Artists Represented in the Exhibition -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778865003321 |
Driesbach Janice Tolhurst
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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Art of the gold rush [[electronic resource] /] / Janice T. Driesbach, Harvey L. Jones, and Katherine Church Holland
| Art of the gold rush [[electronic resource] /] / Janice T. Driesbach, Harvey L. Jones, and Katherine Church Holland |
| Autore | Driesbach Janice Tolhurst |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Disciplina | 759.194/07494 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JonesHarvey <1935->
HollandKatherine Church |
| Soggetto topico |
Art, American - California - 19th century
Gold mines and mining in art |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1800s
19th century academic ambition american culture american history artistic artists california history california cultural history cultural studies folk art folklore get rich gold rush gold golden state imagination myth paintings prospector scholarly social change social history social studies sunday morning in the mines sutters mill thrill seeking united states history us history |
| ISBN |
1-280-49212-0
9786613587350 0-520-93515-2 0-585-17648-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Lenders to the Exhibition -- Introduction -- First in the Field -- Scenes of Mining Life -- Portrait Painter to the Elite -- The Hessian Party -- Souvenirs of the Mother Lode -- Mining the Picturesque -- In the Wake of the Gold Rush -- Sentiment and Nostalgia -- Biographies of the Artists -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Artists Represented in the Exhibition -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818687803321 |
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Driesbach Janice Tolhurst
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese American voices [[electronic resource] ] : from the gold rush to the present / / edited with introductions by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, and Him Mark Lai
| Chinese American voices [[electronic resource] ] : from the gold rush to the present / / edited with introductions by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, and Him Mark Lai |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (485 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.04951 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
YungJudy
ChangGordon H LaiH. Mark |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese Americans - History
History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american born
american history california chinese american experience chinese americans civil rights community leaders cultural history cultural perspective english translation gold rush historians immigrant experience laborers letters memoirs merchants modern history nonfiction essays nonfiction oral histories political history primary documents professionals scholars social activists social history students textbooks |
| ISBN |
1-4237-5550-2
9786612357954 1-282-35795-6 0-520-93832-1 1-59875-922-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chinese American Voices -- Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part one: Early Chinese Immigrants, 1852-1904 -- Introduction -- Songs of Gold Mountain Wives -- To His Excellency Governor Bigler (1852) -- The Founding of Golden Hills' News (1854) -- Letter by a Chinese Girl (1876) -- Documents of the Chinese Six Companies Pertaining to Immigration -- The Second Exhumation and Return of the Remains of Our Departed Friends to the Homeland (1876) -- Reminiscences of a Pioneer Student (1923) -- Reminiscences of an Old Chinese Railroad Worker (1926) -- Memorandum No. 29 to Envoy Zheng (1882) -- Memorial of Chinese Laborers at Rock Springs, Wyoming (1885) -- A Chinese View of the Statue of Liberty (1885) -- Reminiscences of an Early Chinese Minister (1932) -- Bow On Guk (Protective Bureau) (1887) -- Why Am I a Heathen? (1887) -- Why I Am Not a Heathen: A Rejoinder to Wong Chin Foo (1887) -- The Geary Act: From the Standpoint of a Christian Chinese (1892) -- Leaves from the Life History of a Chinese Immigrant (1936) -- Kam Wah Chung Letters (1898-1903) -- Part two: Life Under Exclusion, 1904-1943 -- Introduction -- The Treatment of the Exempt Classes of Chinese in the U.S. (1908) -- Detention in the Wooden Building (1910) -- Letter Asking for Support to Build the Sunning Railroad (1911) -- Admission of Wives of American Citizens of Oriental Ancestry (1926) -- "Just plain old luck and good timing" -- "I was the only Chinese woman in town" -- Second-Generation Dilemmas (1930's) -- I Am Growing More Chinese- Each Passing Year! (1934) -- Declaration of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance (1933) -- Chinese Women's Association Condensed Report for the Years 1932-1936 -- Song of Chinese Workers (1938) -- Chinatown Goes Picketing (1938) -- Paul Robeson: The People's Singer (1950) -- The Founding of McGehee Chinese School (1944) -- "There but for the grace of God go I" -- One Hundred and Seven Chinese (1943) -- Part three: Becoming an Integral Part of America, 1943-2003 -- Introduction -- San Francisco Chinese Papers Blame Immigration Practices in Suicide of Chinese Woman (1948) -- I Want to Marry an American Girl (1955) -- My Bitter Experience in the United States (1956) -- Father and Son (1995) -- "We gave workers a sense of dignity" -- "All the daddies were Chinese and all the mommies were white" -- "I always felt out of place there" -- "It was not a winnable war" -- "I'm a Chinaman" -- Major Education Problems Facing the Chinese Community (1972) -- On the Normalization of Relations between China and the U.S. -- Proclamation by the Chinese Six Companies of San Francisco (1971) -- A Turning Point in Chinatown (1979) -- Asian American Women and Revolution: A Personal View (1983) -- "In unity there is strength" -- The Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire (1983) -- Anti-Asian Violence and the Vincent Chin Case -- The New Violence (1984) -- A Letter from Lily Chin (1983) -- A Journey of Bitterness (1999) -- Immigrant Women Speak Out on Garment Industry Abuse (1993) -- Chinese and Proud of It (1996) -- Learning to See the Man Himself (1997) -- The Best Tofu in the World Comes from . . . Indiana? (1998) -- Reflections on Becoming American (1999) -- Affirming Affirmative Action (1995) -- Countering Complacency -- "One mile, one hundred years" -- A Second-Generation Call to Action (1999) -- The Los Alamos Incident and Its Effects on Chinese American Scientists (2000) -- "We are Americans" -- Chronology of Chinese American history -- Chinese glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668903321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese American voices [[electronic resource] ] : from the gold rush to the present / / edited with introductions by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, and Him Mark Lai
| Chinese American voices [[electronic resource] ] : from the gold rush to the present / / edited with introductions by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, and Him Mark Lai |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (485 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.04951 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
YungJudy
ChangGordon H LaiH. Mark |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese Americans - History
History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american born
american history california chinese american experience chinese americans civil rights community leaders cultural history cultural perspective english translation gold rush historians immigrant experience laborers letters memoirs merchants modern history nonfiction essays nonfiction oral histories political history primary documents professionals scholars social activists social history students textbooks |
| ISBN |
1-4237-5550-2
9786612357954 1-282-35795-6 0-520-93832-1 1-59875-922-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chinese American Voices -- Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part one: Early Chinese Immigrants, 1852-1904 -- Introduction -- Songs of Gold Mountain Wives -- To His Excellency Governor Bigler (1852) -- The Founding of Golden Hills' News (1854) -- Letter by a Chinese Girl (1876) -- Documents of the Chinese Six Companies Pertaining to Immigration -- The Second Exhumation and Return of the Remains of Our Departed Friends to the Homeland (1876) -- Reminiscences of a Pioneer Student (1923) -- Reminiscences of an Old Chinese Railroad Worker (1926) -- Memorandum No. 29 to Envoy Zheng (1882) -- Memorial of Chinese Laborers at Rock Springs, Wyoming (1885) -- A Chinese View of the Statue of Liberty (1885) -- Reminiscences of an Early Chinese Minister (1932) -- Bow On Guk (Protective Bureau) (1887) -- Why Am I a Heathen? (1887) -- Why I Am Not a Heathen: A Rejoinder to Wong Chin Foo (1887) -- The Geary Act: From the Standpoint of a Christian Chinese (1892) -- Leaves from the Life History of a Chinese Immigrant (1936) -- Kam Wah Chung Letters (1898-1903) -- Part two: Life Under Exclusion, 1904-1943 -- Introduction -- The Treatment of the Exempt Classes of Chinese in the U.S. (1908) -- Detention in the Wooden Building (1910) -- Letter Asking for Support to Build the Sunning Railroad (1911) -- Admission of Wives of American Citizens of Oriental Ancestry (1926) -- "Just plain old luck and good timing" -- "I was the only Chinese woman in town" -- Second-Generation Dilemmas (1930's) -- I Am Growing More Chinese- Each Passing Year! (1934) -- Declaration of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance (1933) -- Chinese Women's Association Condensed Report for the Years 1932-1936 -- Song of Chinese Workers (1938) -- Chinatown Goes Picketing (1938) -- Paul Robeson: The People's Singer (1950) -- The Founding of McGehee Chinese School (1944) -- "There but for the grace of God go I" -- One Hundred and Seven Chinese (1943) -- Part three: Becoming an Integral Part of America, 1943-2003 -- Introduction -- San Francisco Chinese Papers Blame Immigration Practices in Suicide of Chinese Woman (1948) -- I Want to Marry an American Girl (1955) -- My Bitter Experience in the United States (1956) -- Father and Son (1995) -- "We gave workers a sense of dignity" -- "All the daddies were Chinese and all the mommies were white" -- "I always felt out of place there" -- "It was not a winnable war" -- "I'm a Chinaman" -- Major Education Problems Facing the Chinese Community (1972) -- On the Normalization of Relations between China and the U.S. -- Proclamation by the Chinese Six Companies of San Francisco (1971) -- A Turning Point in Chinatown (1979) -- Asian American Women and Revolution: A Personal View (1983) -- "In unity there is strength" -- The Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire (1983) -- Anti-Asian Violence and the Vincent Chin Case -- The New Violence (1984) -- A Letter from Lily Chin (1983) -- A Journey of Bitterness (1999) -- Immigrant Women Speak Out on Garment Industry Abuse (1993) -- Chinese and Proud of It (1996) -- Learning to See the Man Himself (1997) -- The Best Tofu in the World Comes from . . . Indiana? (1998) -- Reflections on Becoming American (1999) -- Affirming Affirmative Action (1995) -- Countering Complacency -- "One mile, one hundred years" -- A Second-Generation Call to Action (1999) -- The Los Alamos Incident and Its Effects on Chinese American Scientists (2000) -- "We are Americans" -- Chronology of Chinese American history -- Chinese glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815950103321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi
| Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GutiérrezRamón A. <1951->
OrsiRichard J |
| Collana | California history sesquicentennial series |
| Soggetto topico | Gold mines and mining - California - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1800s
academic american culture american history beaches california culture california historical society california contemporary cultural context cultural history diversity environmental science essay collection ethnic diversity ethnicity gold rush historical context indian history indigenous people pacific ocean race racism scholarly state history united states us history valley girl west coast western united states womens history |
| ISBN |
1-280-08761-7
9786613520296 0-520-92055-4 0-585-11667-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Contested Eden An Introduction -- 2. A World of Balance and Plenty -- 3. Indian Peoples of California -- 4. Seekers of the "Northern Mystery" -- 5. Land, Labor, and Production -- 6. "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country' -- 7. The Creation and Re-creation of Californio Society -- 8. Between Crucifix and Lance -- 9. Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848 -- 10. Serpent in the Garden -- 11. Alta California's Trojan Horse -- 12. War in California, 1846-1848 -- Picturing California -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778858203321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi
| Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GutiérrezRamón A. <1951->
OrsiRichard J |
| Collana | California history sesquicentennial series |
| Soggetto topico | Gold mines and mining - California - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1800s
academic american culture american history beaches california culture california historical society california contemporary cultural context cultural history diversity environmental science essay collection ethnic diversity ethnicity gold rush historical context indian history indigenous people pacific ocean race racism scholarly state history united states us history valley girl west coast western united states womens history |
| ISBN |
1-280-08761-7
9786613520296 0-520-92055-4 0-585-11667-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Contested Eden An Introduction -- 2. A World of Balance and Plenty -- 3. Indian Peoples of California -- 4. Seekers of the "Northern Mystery" -- 5. Land, Labor, and Production -- 6. "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country' -- 7. The Creation and Re-creation of Californio Society -- 8. Between Crucifix and Lance -- 9. Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848 -- 10. Serpent in the Garden -- 11. Alta California's Trojan Horse -- 12. War in California, 1846-1848 -- Picturing California -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819497903321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geology of the Sierra Nevada [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Hill
| Geology of the Sierra Nevada [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Hill |
| Autore | Hill Mary <1923-> |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.94/4 |
| Collana | California natural history guides |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
california
campers earth sciences earthquakes easy to read erosion field guide geologists geology textbooks glaciation gold rush gold hikers illustrated maps mineral deposits mountain range national parks natural forces natural history natural sciences natural world nature lovers nonfiction plate tectonics regional geology regional history rock science scientists sierra nevada travel guide travelers united states volcanic regions yosemite |
| ISBN |
1-282-76283-4
9786612762833 0-520-93694-9 |
| Classificazione | RU 55129 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Ever-Changing Sierra -- Geological Features And Where To See Them -- 1. Geology: Of Time And Rocks -- 2. The Range Today -- 3. Being First -- 4. Plate Tectonics Puts The Sierra Nevada In Its Place -- 5. Seas Of Long Ago -- 6. Great Is Granite -- 7. Treasures From The Earth -- 8. Landscapes Of Yesteryear -- 9. Days Of Fire -- 10. Days Of Ice -- 11. Mono Lake: The "Dead Sea" Of The West -- 12. The Yosemite "Problem" -- 13. The Mountains Tremble -- Coda -- Glossary -- Suggestions For Further Reading -- Quotation References -- Figure References -- Plate Credits -- Index -- About The Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788991703321 |
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Hill Mary <1923->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geology of the Sierra Nevada [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Hill
| Geology of the Sierra Nevada [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Hill |
| Autore | Hill Mary <1923-> |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (467 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.94/4 |
| Collana | California natural history guides |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
california
campers earth sciences earthquakes easy to read erosion field guide geologists geology textbooks glaciation gold rush gold hikers illustrated maps mineral deposits mountain range national parks natural forces natural history natural sciences natural world nature lovers nonfiction plate tectonics regional geology regional history rock science scientists sierra nevada travel guide travelers united states volcanic regions yosemite |
| ISBN |
1-282-76283-4
9786612762833 0-520-93694-9 |
| Classificazione | RU 55129 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Ever-Changing Sierra -- Geological Features And Where To See Them -- 1. Geology: Of Time And Rocks -- 2. The Range Today -- 3. Being First -- 4. Plate Tectonics Puts The Sierra Nevada In Its Place -- 5. Seas Of Long Ago -- 6. Great Is Granite -- 7. Treasures From The Earth -- 8. Landscapes Of Yesteryear -- 9. Days Of Fire -- 10. Days Of Ice -- 11. Mono Lake: The "Dead Sea" Of The West -- 12. The Yosemite "Problem" -- 13. The Mountains Tremble -- Coda -- Glossary -- Suggestions For Further Reading -- Quotation References -- Figure References -- Plate Credits -- Index -- About The Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829401103321 |
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Hill Mary <1923->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american geography
american history american landscapes american west geology american west topography california geology california history california topography donner party earth sciences geoscience gold rush golden state great plains historical geography history of the west how the west was made john c fremont mark twain nature and science pioneer history rocky mountains science and geology seismic tomography tectonic plates wanderlust western mountains western united states |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946803321 |
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Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american geography
american history american landscapes american west geology american west topography california geology california history california topography donner party earth sciences geoscience gold rush golden state great plains historical geography history of the west how the west was made john c fremont mark twain nature and science pioneer history rocky mountains science and geology seismic tomography tectonic plates wanderlust western mountains western united states |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816114403321 |
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Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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