9780806134642 - The World Rushed in: The California Gold Rush Experience von Holliday, J. S.; Swain, William (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 1 Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new with light smudging on page ends and light edge wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. When The World Rushed In was first published in 1981, the Washington Post predicted, "It seems unlikely that anyone will write a more comprehensive book about the Gold Rush." Twenty years later, no one has emerged to contradict that judgment, and the book has gained recognition as a classic. As the San Francisco Examiner noted, "It is not often that a work of history can be said to supplant every book on the same subject that has gone before it."Through the diary and letters of William Swain--augmented by interpolations from more than five hundred other gold seekers and by letters sent to Swain from his wife and brother back home--the complete cycle of the gold rush is recreated: the overland migration of over thirty thousand men, the struggle to "strike it rich" in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevadas, and the return home through the jungles of the Isthmus of Panama. In a new preface, the author reappraises our continuing fascination with the "gold rush experience" as a defining epoch in western--indeed, American--history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 568 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJ. S. Holliday is former Executive Director of the California Historical Society and of the Oakland Museum of California and Associate Professor of History at California State University at San Fran.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When The World Rushed In was first published in 1981, the Washington Post predicted, 'It seems unlikely that anyone will write a more comprehensive book about the Gold Rush.' Twenty years later, no one has emerged to contradict that judgment, and the book has gained recognition as a classic. As the San Francisco Examiner noted, 'It is not often that a work of history can be said to supplant every book on the same subject that has gone before it.'Through the diary and letters of William Swain--augmented by interpolations from more than five hundred other gold seekers and by letters sent to Swain from his wife and brother back home--the complete cycle of the gold rush is recreated: the overland migration of over thirty thousand men, the struggle to 'strike it rich' in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevadas, and the return home through the jungles of the Isthmus of Panama.In a new preface, the author reappraises our continuing fascination with the 'gold rush experience' as a defining epoch in western--indeed, American--history.