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Mercury and the making of California mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890

Title
Mercury and the making of California [electronic resource] : mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / Andrew Scott Johnston.
Author
Johnston, Andrew Scott.
Publication
Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (x, 284 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Mining the American West
Uniform Title
Mercury and the making of California (Online)
Alternative Title
Mercury and the making of California (Online)
Subject
  • Mineral industries > California > History > 19th century
  • Mercury ores > California > History > 19th century
  • Landscapes > California > History > 19th century
  • Mining camps > California > History > 19th century
  • California > Economic conditions > 19th century
  • California > Social conditions > 19th century
  • California > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: California, the quicksilver state -- British imperialism and California's quicksilver -- Money and power in California's quicksilver industry -- A geography of mercury mining in California -- Ethnic and racial hierarchies at New Almaden -- Race, technology and work in the 1870s -- Race, family, and camp life in the 1870s -- Conclusion: the legacy of mercury mining.
LCCN
2013012515
OCLC
ssj0001000875
Author
Johnston, Andrew Scott.
Title
Mercury and the making of California [electronic resource] : mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / Andrew Scott Johnston.
Imprint
Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Series
Mining the American West
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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