Spreading the Word A History of Information in the California Gold Rush

Name: Spreading the Word A History of Information in the California Gold Rush
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ISBN: 9780803218277

ISBN-10: 0803218273

ISBN-13: 9780803218277

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard T. Stillson

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Spreading the Wordexamines the ways in which easterners who traveled West during the California gold rush of 1849–51 obtained, assessed, and used information. At the beginning of the gold rush the scarcity of information about westward travel posed serious problems for potential gold seekers in the East. Though most knew the trip was dangerous and that proper preparation could mean the difference between life and death, few had any practical knowledge of the vast deserts and mountains of the West or, for that matter, of how to mine gold. nbsp; Information was produced quickly as newspapers, publishers, and businessmen hastened to cash in on gold fever, but much of it was unreliable,…

Book details

Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English