The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American DreamKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 10. dec. 2008 - 592 strani From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War—the epic story of the California Gold Rush, “a fine, robust telling of one of the greatest adventure stories in history" (David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of John Adams). The California Gold Rush inspired a new American dream—the “dream of instant wealth, won by audacity and good luck.” The discovery of gold on the American River in 1848 triggered the most astonishing mass movement of peoples since the Crusades. It drew fortune-seekers from the ends of the earth, accelerated America’s imperial expansion, and exacerbated the tensions that exploded in the Civil War. H.W. Brands tells his epic story from multiple perspectives: of adventurers John and Jessie Fremont, entrepreneur Leland Stanford, and the wry observer Samuel Clemens—side by side with prospectors, soldiers, and scoundrels. He imparts a visceral sense of the distances they traveled, the suffering they endured, and the fortunes they made and lost. Impressive in its scholarship and overflowing with life, The Age of Gold is history in the grand traditions of Stephen Ambrose and David McCullough. |
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Zadetki 1–5 od 53
Stran 4
... head of a mounted column . Sutter knew enough about Americans to know they collectively possessed an annoying self - confidence , a smug certitude that God smiled more brightly on them than on any other portion of humanity ; but he had ...
... head of a mounted column . Sutter knew enough about Americans to know they collectively possessed an annoying self - confidence , a smug certitude that God smiled more brightly on them than on any other portion of humanity ; but he had ...
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... head of the bend was one of the shallow stretches , and in the middle of this shallow stretch was a low gravel island , which bisected the stream . Along the bend , the left bank consisted of a low line of gravel . Marshall had seen ...
... head of the bend was one of the shallow stretches , and in the middle of this shallow stretch was a low gravel island , which bisected the stream . Along the bend , the left bank consisted of a low line of gravel . Marshall had seen ...
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... head of the race and let the water pour through . While the men slept , the water would carve out the tailrace . The process shouldn't take long ; within a few weeks , barring an act of God or other disruption , the mill would be ready ...
... head of the race and let the water pour through . While the men slept , the water would carve out the tailrace . The process shouldn't take long ; within a few weeks , barring an act of God or other disruption , the mill would be ready ...
Stran 45
... head of the table , Governor Mason on his right and I on his left . About fifty sat down to the table , mostly Americans , some foreigners , and one or two Califor- nians . The usual toasts , songs , speeches , etc. , passed off , and a ...
... head of the table , Governor Mason on his right and I on his left . About fifty sat down to the table , mostly Americans , some foreigners , and one or two Califor- nians . The usual toasts , songs , speeches , etc. , passed off , and a ...
Stran 56
... head east . Settling affairs to wit , selling his sheep in a slow market - required several weeks ; had Archer been of a less phlegmatic temper he would have grown impatient , for gold - hunters were embarking from Sydney's Circular ...
... head east . Settling affairs to wit , selling his sheep in a slow market - required several weeks ; had Archer been of a less phlegmatic temper he would have grown impatient , for gold - hunters were embarking from Sydney's Circular ...
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21 | |
47 | |
65 | |
To the Bottom of the World and Back | 93 |
To See the Elephant | 122 |
Where Rivers Die | 162 |
From Vulcans Forge | 191 |
A Millennium in a Day | 226 |
PART FOUR | 359 |
PART FIVE | 439 |
Sources | 493 |
Bibliography | 509 |
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream H. W. Brands Omejen predogled - 2003 |
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream H. W. Brands Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2002 |
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream H. W. Brands Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2002 |
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