The Gold Rushes
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The Gold Rushes
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Author : William Parker Morrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
The Gold Rushes written by William Parker Morrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Gold mines and mining categories.
A Global History Of Gold Rushes
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Author : Benjamin Mountford
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-10-16
A Global History Of Gold Rushes written by Benjamin Mountford and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with History categories.
Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies. A Global History of Gold Rushes brings together historians of the United States, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific World to tell the rich story of these nineteenth century gold rushes from a global perspective. Gold was central to the growth of capitalism: it whetted the appetites of empire builders, mobilized the integration of global markets and economies, profoundly affected the environment, and transformed large-scale migration patterns. Together these essays tell the story of fifty years that changed the world.
Gold Seeking
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Author : David Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1994
Gold Seeking written by David Goodman and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
"The brave independence of the 'roaring days', the camaraderie of the gold fields, jolly diggers on a spree - these are the images that have come down to us of the gold era of the 1850s in Australia and California. But these images were largely shaped decades later, by writers such as Henry Lawson and Bret Harte - they speak of later nostalgia rather than the experience of the time." "In this study of the contemporary response to the discoveries of gold in Victoria and California, David Goodman argues that people at the time were apprehensive about gold rushing, and the kind of society it seemed to prefigure. In the chaos of the gold rushes, individual self-interest seemed to be all that could motivate people to any exertion. And it was only the economic rationalists of the day - those who believed in political economy and its promise, that out of the confusion of individual self-interest would come some sort of social order - who could wholeheartedly endorse the gold rushes as events." "This is a history of the ways people talked about gold. As the first full-length cultural history of the gold rushes on two continents, it examines the meanings of gold at the time, and the narratives which were told about social disruption. It locates the deeper underlying themes in the response to gold. It also looks at the ways in which the dominant later memories of gold were shaped. And it is about national differences, about the construction of distinctive national cultures out of materials common to the British world. This book should be read not only by Australian and American historians but by anyone with an interest in the cultural history of modernity."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
What Was The Gold Rush
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Author : Joan Holub
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-02-07
What Was The Gold Rush written by Joan Holub and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!
The Gold Crusades
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Author : Douglas Fetherling
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
The Gold Crusades written by Douglas Fetherling and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with History categories.
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 participants from around the world. A South African named P.J. Marais was one of them. Marais too returned home in defeat - only to set in motion the diamond and gold rushes that transformed southern Africa. And so it went. Most previous historians of the gold rushes have tended to view them as acts of spontaneous nationalism. Each country likes to see its own gold rush as the one that either shaped those that followed or epitomized all the rest. In The Gold Crusades: A Social History of Gold Rushes, 1849-1929, Douglas Fetherling takes a different approach. Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics. He posits that they were in fact a single discontinuous event, an expression of the British imperial experience and nineteenth-century liberalism. He does so with dash and style and with a sharp eye for the telling anecdote, the out-of-the-way document, and the bold connection between seemingly unrelated disciplines. Originally published by Macmillan of Canada, 1988.
The Gold Rush
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Author : Dr History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-02-26
The Gold Rush written by Dr History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Get enchanted with The Gold Rush history and its remarkable events. Are you struggling to make sense of what happened at that specific point in history? Do you want to learn all of the historical stories in an easier manner? Pick up this overview history book today to learn the inspiring history behind The Gold Rush! This is the perfect book for history fans for all kids to enjoy. In the 16th century King Ferdinand of Spain sent his subjects overseas with the order, "Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards, get gold." His words are still relevant today. Gold continues to be among the most costly commodities, but its extraction is notoriously harmful to human and natural communities alike. In fact only about seven percent of all gold bought worldwide annually finds its way into applications in science and medicine. The remainder is stored in bank safes and jewelry stores. So where did our obsession with gold begin? Arguably with the gold rushes which began hundreds of years ago. In this discussion we will look at the gold rushes throughout history and how they led us to where we are today in terms of gold mining and how unsustainable the practice has come in the 21st Century. United States History for Kids for includes: - A complete guide - crucial major events from the beginning to the end for a comprehensive overview - Fascinating moments - the defining moments that everyone should know - Tons of fun facts - makes learning fun with little known stats, trivia, and more. The interesting events that happened to historical figures. - Chapter by chapter activities - delightful exercises for kids to make history fun, whether alone or with others History has generally had a bad reputation of being boring and too complicated. But this series catered to kids will leave young readers learning history in a more interesting and fun manner! If you've been interested in history but don't have time to read long and dragging textbooks, grab this United States History for Kids to get enchanted with its amazing stories!
The Gold Rushes
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Author : Robin May
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Gold Rushes written by Robin May and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Gold mines and mining categories.
Young America And Australian Gold
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Author : Eli Daniel Potts
language : en
Publisher: St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press
Release Date : 1974
Young America And Australian Gold written by Eli Daniel Potts and has been published by St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Americans categories.
Money Pits British Mining Companies In The Californian And Australian Gold Rushes Of The 1850s
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Author : John Woodland
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Money Pits British Mining Companies In The Californian And Australian Gold Rushes Of The 1850s written by John Woodland and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with History categories.
Between 1849 and 1853 shares in nearly 120 public companies to exploit the booming goldfields of California and Australia were offered to the British public. The companies were collectively capitalised at over £15 million, but in the end only some £1.75 million was actually raised between 42 of them, with only one company surviving what the newspapers of the day described as a ’gold bubble’. This book provides an overview of the entire bubble event, its antecedents and its outcomes. A number of researchers have investigated an earlier boom in the mid-1820s to reopen gold and silver mines in Latin America and several have studied individual company operations of that period. This is the first detailed investigation of the British gold bubble companies of the 1850s and their involvement in the almost simultaneous gold rushes on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
The Gold Rush
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Author : David Hill
language : en
Publisher: Random House Australia
Release Date : 2011-08-31
The Gold Rush written by David Hill and has been published by Random House Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with History categories.
The fever that forever changed Australia. David Hill relates the extraordinary people and staggering events of Australia's great gold-rush years. From the mid- to late-1800s, people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life, including two future prime ministers of Great Britain and Australia, threw off their previous pursuits and made the often perilous journey to the goldfields, from where they would return either fabulously wealthy or demoralised and broken - if they returned at all. From the destitute to the eminent, the prospectors included such characters as Edward Hargraves, who won the race to find the first payable gold in New South Wales, Lola Montez, whose sensual 'Spider Dance' caused outrage and delight in equal measure, Lord Percy Douglas, the elder brother of Oscar Wilde's famed lover Bosie, who returned from Western Australia empty-handed, and Herbert Hoover, who managed the Sons of Gwalia mine in Western Australia at the age of 22. David Hill brings this monumental turning point in Australia's history brilliantly to life, using the diaries, journals, books, letters, official reports, parliamentary inquiries and newspaper articles of the time, along with his own skills as a master storyteller.