Mercury and the making of California : mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 /

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Exploring the development of California, and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities and communities in California, this book brings mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in their defining roles in the develo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Andrew Scott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Colección:Mining the American West.
Temas:
1800-1899
Mineral industries > California > History > 19th century.
Mercury ores > California > History > 19th century.
Landscapes > California > History > 19th century.
Mining camps > California > History > 19th century.
Mercure > Minerais > Californie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Paysages > Californie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Economic history
Landscapes
Mercury ores
Mineral industries
Mining camps
Social conditions
California > Economic conditions > 19th century.
California > Social conditions > 19th century.
California > History > 19th century.
Californie > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Californie > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Californie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
California
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : California, the quicksilver state
  • Imperialism and California's quicksilver
  • Money and power in the California mercury landscape
  • A geography of mercury mining in California
  • Ethnic and racial hierarchies at New Almaden
  • Race, technology, and work
  • Race, family, and camp life
  • Conclusion : the legacy of the quicksilver landscapes of California.

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