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A guide to the gold rush country of California

Author: Frank Lorey
Publisher: [Charleston, SC] : Fonthill Media, 2017.
Series: America through time.
Edition/Format:   Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The discovery of gold on the magical date of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. It started a boom period to the state that lasted at least 15 years. By 1849, gold production reached $10 million, and it would not be until 1929 that production would drop below that value. 1852 was the all-time peak  Read more...
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Genre/Form: History
Pictorial works
Illustrated works
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Frank Lorey
ISBN: 1634990250 9781634990257
OCLC Number: 995304792
Description: 175 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents: How it all began --
Mariposa County --
Tuolumne County --
Calveras County --
Amador County --
El Dorado County --
Placer County --
Nevada County --
Sierra County --
Plumas County --
Yuba County --
Butte County.
Series Title: America through time.
Responsibility: Frank Lorey III.

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The discovery of gold in January 1848 when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. In this highly illustrated  Read more...

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