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Brands, H. W.

The age of gold : the story of an obsession that shook the world / H.W. Brands. - London : William Heinemann, 2005. - 547 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The discovery of gold by a team of Mormon mill workers in 1848 sparked a frenzy that shook the world. People swarmed to California from as far as China and Australia. They came from England and France, from Ireland and Chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new world. They came by ship and overland, braving Tierra del Fuego and the pestilences of Panama, lured by the promise of gold. This is- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historian.

ISBN: 043401320X 9780434013203

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA500755 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013074178 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gold mines and mining--History--California--19th century.
Gold mines and mining.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
California--Gold discoveries.

LC Class. No.: F865 / .B76 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 979.404