The gold crusades : a social history of gold rushes, 1849-1929 /
"Among the hordes of starry-eyed 'argonauts' who flocked to the California gold rush of 1849 was an Australian named Edward Hargraves. He left America empty-handed, only to find gold in his own backyard. The result was the great Australian rush of the 1850s, which also attracted parti...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Revised edition. |
Imprint: | Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [1997] |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |