Mining frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 ...

Paul, Rodman W. (Rodman Wilson) 1912-1987 (Author).

Summary: "The California Gold Rush was only the first of a series of rushes that brought the first permanent settlers to much of the Far West between 1848 and 1880. Despite a flood of popular writings on separate mining regions, this book is the first to view the entire movement as an integral part of the settlement process." - Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0826303153
ISBN: 9780826303158
Physical Description: print
236 pages illustrations 24 cm.
Publisher: Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press [1974, ©1963]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Gold and silver regions as frontiers -- California, 1848-1858 -- Opening the far west, 1858-1868 -- The Comstock lode, 1859-1880 -- A study in contrasts : California and Nevada, 1859-1880 -- Colorado, 1859-1880 -- Northwest and southwest, 1860-1880 -- First attempts at self-government -- Culmination in the Black Hills.