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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Brian, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Colección:Cultural studies of the United States.
Temas:
1800-1899
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.
Pionniers > Californie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pionniers > États-Unis (Nord-Est) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining > Social aspects
Middle class
Pioneers
Social conditions
Gold Rush.
Dagelijks leven.
Frontier.
Middenklassen.
Mittelstand
Goldrausch
Middle class > California.
Middle class > Northeastern States.
Pioneers > California.
Pioneers > Northeastern States.
California > Gold discoveries > Social aspects.
California > Social conditions > 19th century.
Northeastern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Californie > Découvertes d'or > Aspect social.
Californie > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
États-Unis (Nord-Est) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
California
Northeastern States
West United States
Kalifornien
California > Gold discoveries.
California > Social conditions.
Northeastern States > Social conditions.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:080786093X
9780807860939

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