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The gold crusades : a social history of gold rushes, 1849-1929 /
"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 parti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ontario :
University of Toronto Press,
1997.
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| Edición: | Revised edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442655393 1442655399 |