The gold crusades : a social history of gold rushes, 1849-1929 /

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Author / Creator:	Fetherling, George, 1949-
Edition:	Revised edition.
Imprint:	Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 1997.
Description:	1 online resource (222 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Gold mines and mining -- History. Gold mines and mining -- Social aspects. Gold mines and mining. Gold mines and mining -- Social aspects. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11383065

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ISBN:	9781442655393 1442655399 9781442659988 144265998X 9780802080462 0802080464
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 11, 2016).
Summary:	"Among the hordes of starry-eyed 'argonauts' who flocked to the California gold rush of 1849 was an Australian named Edward Hargraves. He left America empty-handed, only to find gold in his own backyard. The result was the great Australian rush of the 1850s, which also attracted participants from around the world. A South African named P.J. Marais was one of them. Marais too returned home in defeat - only to set in motion the diamond and gold rushes that transformed southern Africa. And so it went."--Publisher's description.

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