Rooted in Barbarous Soil: People, Culture, and Community in Gold Rush California (California History Sesquicentennial Series) (Volume 3) de Starr, Kevin [Editor]; Orsi, Richard J. [Editor]; - 2000-10-03

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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2000. x, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. California History Sesquicentennial Series, vol. 3. Published in association with the California Historical Society. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine & back cover sunned. First paperback edition. Another copy available. "Perhaps never in the time-honored American tradition of frontiering did "civilization" appear to sink so low as in gold rush California. A mercurial economy swung from boom to bust, and back again, rendering everyone's fortunes ephemeral. Competition, jealousy, and racism fueled individual and mass violence. Yet, in the very midst of this turbulence, social and cultural forms emerged, gained strength, spread, and took hold. Rooted in Barbarous Soil,Volume 3 in the four-volume California History Sesquicentennial Series, is the only book of its kind to examine gold rush society and culture, to present modern interpretations, and to gather up-to-date… Leer más

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2000. x, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. California History Sesquicentennial Series, vol. 3. Published in association with the California Historical Society. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First paperback edition. "Perhaps never in the time-honored American tradition of frontiering did "civilization" appear to sink so low as in gold rush California. A mercurial economy swung from boom to bust, and back again, rendering everyone's fortunes ephemeral. Competition, jealousy, and racism fueled individual and mass violence. Yet, in the very midst of this turbulence, social and cultural forms emerged, gained strength, spread, and took hold. Rooted in Barbarous Soil,Volume 3 in the four-volume California History Sesquicentennial Series, is the only book of its kind to examine gold rush society and culture, to present modern interpretations, and to gather up-to-date bibliographies of its topics. Chapters by leading scholars in… Leer más

University of California Press, 2000-10-02. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

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University of California Press, 2000-10-02. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of California Pr, 2000. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.00 inches.

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