FRANCE AND CALIFORNIA AND GOLD

[...]California gold especially appealed to those who had not achieved the success expected of good Americans. Mostly sailing on chartered vessels in groups organized on company, family, or village bases, financed by money raised or borrowed through family connections, and expecting great profits an...

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Published inReviews in American History Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 92 - 97
Main Author Mann, Ralph
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 01.03.2015
Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects
Economic depression
Environmental protection
Mines
Mining
Population
San Francisco California
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Summary:[...]California gold especially appealed to those who had not achieved the success expected of good Americans. Mostly sailing on chartered vessels in groups organized on company, family, or village bases, financed by money raised or borrowed through family connections, and expecting great profits and quick returns home, they found hard work, hostility, and competition from the American majority in the mines-but just enough gold to at least keep hopes alive.
ISSN:0048-7511
1080-6628
1080-6628
DOI:10.1353/rah.2015.0014