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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Author / Creator: Fetherling, George, 1949- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:Revised edition.
Imprint: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [1997]
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