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

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

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Exploring the development of California, and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities and communities in California, this book brings mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in their defining roles in the develo...

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Main Author: Johnston, Andrew Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2013
Series:Mining the American West.
Subjects:
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.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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