Rooted in Barbarous Soil
Subtitle: People, Culture, and Community in Gold Rush California (California History Sesquicentennial Series)
Contributors: Kevin Starr (Editor); Richard J. Orsi (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 2, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780520224964
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; History - U.S.; California - Local History; U.S. History - Late 19th Century (1877-1900); History; History: American; History: World; California; United States - 19th Century/Old West; United States - State & Local - General; History / General; General; United States - General; United States - State & Local - West; 19th century; Frontier and pioneer life; Gold discoveries; Social aspects; Social conditions
First sentence: The morning of Wednesday, July 4, 1849, found the sailing ship Henry Lee at 29 54' latitude, 77 44' longitude, off the mid-Pacific coast of South America.