Coolies, Kanakas and Cousin Jacks: And Eleven Other Ethnic Groups Who Populated the West During the Gold Rush Years Tapa blanda - 1995

Sacramento: F.D. Calhoon, 1995. Second Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good+. Near like new condition. Never been read. ; Book Description: Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are shiny, square and with minor wear. Self published. Book DescriptionFoothill history Comes Alive. Growing interest in early California history combines with the fascination of the Gold Rush Era makes F. D. Calhoon's Coolies, Kanakas and Cousin Jacks must reading. What Calhoon presents is a view of gold rush history seen through the eyes of the people who lived it. It is a review of 14 different ethnic groups who for one reason or another were richer or poorer for their effort. It is not a book for those who want to think that California was a land providing equal opportunity for all during the gold rush. At the same time, Calhoon doesn't try to make any political statements about the way ethnic groups were treated in the Sierra Foothills. He does, in fact,… Leer más

F.D. Calhoon, 1995-01-01. 2nd. Paperback. Good.

F.D. Calhoon, 1995-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Very good. Softbound 8vo. Sketches of immigrants in Gold Rush California. 30 pages on the Kanakas. 356pp. B/w photos. 2nd edition. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Soft cover |

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.