El Dorado county pictures of pioneer homes and landmarks of Gold rush days
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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 1940*
Category : California
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Author :
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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 1940*
Category : California
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Author : California Library Association
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Page : 602 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 1950
Category : California
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Author : Erwin G. Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2009-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0520261445
Many books have been written about the California Gold Rush, but a geographical-historical dictionary has long been lacking. With the publication of California Gold Camps, a monumental project has been completed. California Gold Camps is a basic reference that will be indispensable to the historian, the geographer, and to the general reader interested in California's colorful past.
Author : Linda J. Bottjer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 162584994X
Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to California during the gold rush. Yet the harsh lifestyle and backbreaking work led many to early graves. Join author Linda Bottjer on a tour through Gold Country's most chilling--and true--haunted tales. Tales such as the hangman of Placerville, whose distinctive wheeze is a sign of his continued presence. Or the Georgetown miner whose unrequited love for a much younger lady of the night finds him still pining for her in death as he did in life. And in Coloma, the ghost of James Marshall is said to dwell on the lonely hilltop where his cabin and monument now stand. These stories, and many others, capture the ghostly spirit of Gold Country.
Author : Marilyn Parker
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 20,41 MB
Release : 2015-08-05
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ISBN : 9781515228790
A local history of the Pollock Pines, California area.
Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,65 MB
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1467104817
The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma on January 24, 1848, initiated one of the largest migrations in US history. Between 1849 and 1855, hundreds of thousands of migrants arrived in Northern California hoping to find gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The rapid population growth and economic prosperity led to boomtowns, banks, and railroads, making California eligible for statehood in 1850. An international cast of gold-seekers, merchants, and tradespeople arrived by land and through the port of San Francisco, which was transformed from a small village to a cosmopolitan metropolis. Jewish pioneers, many of whom had been merchants in Europe, opened stores and businesses in small towns and mining camps in and around the Mother Lode. They established benevolent societies and cemeteries, founded synagogues and companies, held public office and positions of influence, and contributed greatly to the multicultural fabric of the Gold Country.
Author : Marlene Smith-Baranzini
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780520217706
A collection of essays on mining and economic development in California from the Gold Rush through the end of the 19th century. This is the second in a series of four volumes comemmorating the state's sesquicentennial.
Author : Dottie Smith
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 30,12 MB
Release : 1995
Category : California
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Author : William B. Clark
Publisher : William B. Clark
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
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Gold districts of California
Author : Herman Daniel Jerrett
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 35,75 MB
Release : 1915
Category : El Dorado County (Calif.)
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