American alchemy : the California Gold Rush and middle-class culture

American alchemy : the California Gold Rush and middle-class culture /

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.

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Main Author: Roberts, Brian, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Series:Cultural studies of the United States.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > California.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Pioneers > California > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Middle class > California > History > 19th century.
Middle class > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
California > Gold discoveries > Social aspects.
California > Social conditions > 19th century.
Northeastern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
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