After the Gold Rush Tarnished Dreams in the Sacramento Valley |
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| Author:
| Vaught, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9257-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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''It is a glorious country,'' exclaimed Stephen J Field, the future U.S. Supreme Court justice, upon arriving in California in 1849. Field's pronouncement was more than just an expression of exuberance. For an electrifying moment, he and another 100,000 hopeful gold miners found themselves face-to-face with something commensurate to their capacity ......
''It is a glorious country,'' exclaimed Stephen J Field, the future U.S. Supreme Court justice, upon arriving in California in 1849. Field's pronouncement was more than just an expression of exuberance. For an electrifying moment, he and another 100,000 hopeful gold miners found themselves face-to-face with something commensurate to their capacity ......