Gold is the cornerstone
By: with vignettes by W.R. Cameron.
Series: Chronicles of California
Publisher: Univ. of Calif. Press
Published: 1948
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Gold mines and mining -- California; California -- Gold discoveries
Description: History of John Marshall finding gold, the spread of the news, the routes to California, life in the mines, and development of law among the miners. Industry, commerce, education, and other cultural activities grew, but all came to follow the gold.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 301-314.