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The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War
The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War
Author: Leonard L. Richards
It has always been understood that the 1848 discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada influenced the battle over the admission of California to the Union. But now, in this revelatory study, award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and many of the regional crises in the lead-up to the C...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780786161799
ISBN-10: 0786161795
Publication Date: 2/1/2007
Pages: 200
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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A bit dry but it is the California history you never knew existed. The role of that state in the Civil War is something not even taught in California History in the public school system in California or in the college California Studies. Too bad. It makes our state all that much more interesting. I'm keeping this on my history shelf until I can locate a hardcover version for permanent inclusion in my library.


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