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Author Johnson, Susan Lee.

Title Roaring camp : the social world of the California Gold Rush / Susan Lee Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton, 2000.

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Location Call No. Status
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  979.4 JOH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  979.4 J63    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-448) and index.
Contents On the eve of emigration -- Domestic life in the diggings -- Bulls, bears, and dancing boys -- Mining gold and making war -- Dreams that died -- The last fandango.
Subject California -- Gold discoveries -- Social aspects.
California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Gold discoveries -- Social aspects.
Mining camps -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.
California -- Ethnic relations.
ISBN 0393048128
9780393048124
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