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Chile, Peru, and the California gold rush of 1849

Title
Chile, Peru, and the California gold rush of 1849 / Jay Monaghan.
Author
Monaghan, Jay, 1891-1980
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, 1973.

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Description
viii, 312 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • 1824-1920
  • Chilean Americans > California
  • Peruvian Americans > California
  • Chilean Americans
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Peruvian Americans
  • California > Gold discoveries
  • Chile > History > 1824-1920
  • Peru > History > 1829-1919
  • California
  • Chile
  • Peru
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [289]-297.
Contents
  • Illustration: Frederic Remington's conception of an early-day Spanish-speaking gold seeker. Documents show that colts were taken along by conquistadores / Frederic Remington.
  • The rush starts from Chile -- The reaction of Peru to the gold discovery -- Experiences of Chileans and Peruvians in California before the riot against them -- Life in Chile and Peru during 1849 -- Chileans who remained in California and others who returned.
ISBN
  • 0520022653
  • 9780520022652
LCCN
72078946
OCLC
  • ocm00702819
  • 702819
  • SCSB-293726
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library