Precious Dust: The Saga of the Western Gold Rushes
The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over 150 years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. PRECIOUS DUST humanizes the mad rush to these remote places. 18...
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The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over 150 years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. PRECIOUS DUST humanizes the mad rush to these remote places. 18 photos. 5 maps. Index.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780803282476 (0803282478)
ASIN: 9780803282476
Publish date: 01-04-1998
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Edition language: English