| Precious Dust: The Saga of the Western Gold Rushes Contributor(s): Marks, Paula Mitchell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803282478 ISBN-13: 9780803282476 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over 150 years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. PRECIOUS DUST humanizes the mad rush to these remote places. 18 photos. 5 maps. Index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 970.04 |
| LCCN: 97050203 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.96" W x 8.94" (1.27 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Yukon |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. Precious Dust humanizes the mad rush to these remote places Paula Mitchell Marks's books include And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight. She teaches history at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. |