ISBN: 9780874175462 - calaveras gold: the impact of mining on a mother lode county (wilbur s. shepperson series in history and humanities) (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Most histories of the California Mother Lode have focused on the mines around the American and Yuba Rivers. However, the Southern Mines - those centered around Calaveras County in the central Sierra - were also of importance in the development of California's mineral wealth. Calaveras Gold offers a detailed and meticulously researched history of mining and its economic impact in this region from the first discoveries in the 1840s until the present. Mining in Calaveras County covered the full spectrum of technology from the earliest placer efforts through drift and hydraulic mining to advanced hard-rock industrial mining. Subsidiary industries such as agriculture, transportation, lumbering, and water supply, as well as a complex social and political structure, developed around the mines. The authors examine the roles of race, gender, and class in this frontier society; the generation and distribution of capital; and the impact of the mines on the development of political and cultural institutions. They also look at the impact of mining on the Native American population, the realities of day-to-day life in the mining camps, the development of agriculture and commerce, the occurrenc. …

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Zustand: FINE. 2nd printing. A comprehensive history of the effect of the discovery of gold the southern Mother Lode from the early placer mining days to hard rock mining. A title in the Shepperson Series in History and Humanities. Maps, illustrated, extensive notes, sources, glossary, index. ix, 404 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. …

Hardcover. dj. 1st Edition. Unmarked. ; Book Description Mylar and paper (Demco) protective cover. Dust jacket is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are shiny, square and without wear. Offers a detailed and meticulously researched history of mining and its economic impact in this region from the first discoveries in the 1840s until the present. Includes numerous period photographs and other illustrations. ; Shepperson Series in History Humanities; B&W Illustrations; 9.50 X 6.34 X 1.16 inches; 416 pages DL3. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket First Edition (?); Stated First Printing.…