A Golden State: Mining and Economic Development in Gold Rush California - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520217713 ISBN 13 : 9780520217713

Editeur : University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

California's storied Gold Rush triggered momentous changes not only for the state, but also for the nation and the world. The economic impact of that epoch-making event is the focus of the second volume of the "California History Sesquicentennial Series". The chapter contributors offer a range of perspectives, including commentaries that reflect the new scholarship of environmental and resource history. Together, the essays and more than 90 illustrations show how the Gold Rush precipitated a veritable economic revolution whose effects continue to this day. Among the topics given a fresh interpretation are the relationship between technology and society; the environmental impact from mining and the sudden increase in California's population; the influence of the Gold Rush on agriculture, manufacturing, banking, and transportation; and, its impact on the people and economies of Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The popular image of the independent prospector is also examined anew, as is the role of different groups of industrial workers, including Chinese, Mexicans, and women. The Gold Rush was a multiplier, an event that accelerated a chain of interrelated consequences that in turn accelerated economic growth. But it also touched a deep-seated nerve in the human psyche and unleashed economic forces, for good or ill, that transformed California forever into a Golden State.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James J. Rawls is an instructor of history at Diablo Valley College and author of numerous books on California history. Richard J. Orsi is Professor of History at California State University, Hayward, and editor of the journal California History, the journal of the California Historical Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520217713
• ISBN 13: 9780520217713
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 325
• Éditeur: Rawls James J., Orsi Richard J.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible