Blacks in Gold Rush California

Name: Blacks in Gold Rush California
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ISBN: 9780300065459

ISBN-10: 0300065450

ISBN-13: 9780300065459

Edition: N/A

Authors: Rudolph M. Lapp

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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.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/27/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 0.57" wide x 0.86" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



Before the Gold Rush



Blacks Join the Gold Rush



In the Mines



In the Cities



Southern California



Slavery and the Fugitive Slave in California



Churches and Schools



The Background of the Colored Convention Movement



The Three Conventions



The Exodus to Victoria



The Last Years of the Decade


Notes


Bibliographical Essay


Index