Daily Life during the California Gold Rush - Hardcover

This comprehensive narrative history of the California Gold Rush describes daily life during this historic period, documenting its wide-reaching effects and examining the significant individuals and organizations of the time. * Contains excerpts from California Gold Rush diaries and California Gold Rush era publications * Provides a chronology of the events leading up to the Gold Rush, the event itself, and the greater outgrowth of historical change afterwards * Includes maps distinguishing the location of the mining towns during the California Gold Rush as well as provocative vintage images from the Gold Rush era * An extensive bibliography provides primary and secondary sources on the Gold Rush * A comprehensive glossary defines Gold Rush terms

Thomas Maxwell-Long is associate director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies and assistant professor of history at California State University, San Bernardino, CA.