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Hard Road West: History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail
Hard Road West History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail
Author: Keith Heyer Meldahl
In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. The dramatic landscape they encountered is so f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226519609
ISBN-10: 0226519600
Publication Date: 11/1/2007
Pages: 352
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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