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Precious dust : the saga of the western gold rushes / Paula Mitchell Marks

An examination of the goldseekers who converged on the American and Canadian West between 1848 and 1900. The text analyses the social, economic, and cultural impacts of the gold rushes, from the initial California stampedes to the pursuit of gold in Alaska.

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