Title Rush to Gold : the French and the California Gold Rush, 1848-1854 / Malcolm J. Rohrbough.

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Description	1 online resource.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	The Lamar series in western history
	Lamar series in western history.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and incited many 'wagons west'. However, only half of the 300,000 gold seekers travelled by land. The other half travelled by sea. It's the story of this second group that Rohrbough examines here, focusing on the 30,000 French participants.
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Subject	California -- Gold discoveries.
	California.
	Gold mines and mining.
	French -- California -- History -- 19th century.
	French.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Rohrbough, Malcolm J. Rush to gold. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2013] 9780300181401 (DLC) 2012050401 (OCoLC)824670873
ISBN	9780300182187 (electronic book)
	030018218X (electronic book)
	1299648118 (electronic book)
	9781299648111 (electronic book)