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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Stran 1
... reached rebellion on Christmas Day , when Marshall happened to be down the river at Sutter's Fort . Most of the men were Mor- mons , devout Christians after their Latter - day fashion , and they desired to savor their holiday and honor ...
... reached rebellion on Christmas Day , when Marshall happened to be down the river at Sutter's Fort . Most of the men were Mor- mons , devout Christians after their Latter - day fashion , and they desired to savor their holiday and honor ...
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... reached California in 1839 , it felt increasingly like home . The sawmill was part of the latest stage of Sutter's expansion , a stage that also included construction of a gristmill . The latter would be located in the valley , near the ...
... reached California in 1839 , it felt increasingly like home . The sawmill was part of the latest stage of Sutter's expansion , a stage that also included construction of a gristmill . The latter would be located in the valley , near the ...
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... reached the rank of captain in the Swiss army . This wasn't true ; he never got further than first under - lieutenant of reserves . But he looked the soldier's part . He carried himself erect , in the military manner . His blond hair ...
... reached the rank of captain in the Swiss army . This wasn't true ; he never got further than first under - lieutenant of reserves . But he looked the soldier's part . He carried himself erect , in the military manner . His blond hair ...
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... reached the Sacramento . There they learned that the Council of Twelve had planted the church in the valley of the Great Salt Lake . With rising hearts they marched on to Sutter's Fort , where they purchased provisions for the last leg ...
... reached the Sacramento . There they learned that the Council of Twelve had planted the church in the valley of the Great Salt Lake . With rising hearts they marched on to Sutter's Fort , where they purchased provisions for the last leg ...
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... reached Coloma in early November . " We have had a good deal of rain , " Azariah Smith wrote , summarizing the week preceding November 10. Sutter accordingly accelerated his supply schedule . " Started 5 wagons with provisions ...
... reached Coloma in early November . " We have had a good deal of rain , " Azariah Smith wrote , summarizing the week preceding November 10. Sutter accordingly accelerated his supply schedule . " Started 5 wagons with provisions ...
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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 Prikaz kratkega opisa - 2002 |
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