Blacks in Gold Rush California (The Lamar Series in Western History)
Book Details
Author(s)
Lapp, Richard M.
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0300065450
ISBN-13
9780300065459
Availability
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Sales Rank
#8,817
Category
History
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
By 1860, twelve years after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, more than five thousand American blacks had made the difficult trek to California in search of quick wealth. This fascinating book tells their story, filling in a missing chapter of American history.
