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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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ISBN
9780803282476

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803282478
ISBN-13
9780803282476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
360764

Product Key Features

Book Title
Precious Dust : the Saga of the Western Gold Rushes
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mining, General, North America
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Author
Paula Mitchell Marks
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-050203
Reviews
"An absorbing cultural, sociological, and historical chronicle of a pivotal epoch that both reaffirmed and redefined the American way of life."- Booklist ., "An absorbing cultural, sociological, and historical chronicle of a pivotal epoch that both reaffirmed and redefined the American way of life."- Booklist, "In a remarkable way the story of the gold rush era adds up to a uniquely American experience. It is an incredible tale of peril, misfortune, luck, determination, back-breaking labor, personal bravery, high adventure, and the amassing of fortunes in 'precious dust' for a relative few."-New York Times Book Review, "Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She] is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color."-Library Journal. , "An absorbing cultural, sociological, and historical chronicle of a pivotal epoch that both reaffirmed and redefined the American way of life."-Booklist., "Marks is a gifted writer and an industrious researcher with an eye for telling detail. . . . The result is far and away our best social history of the gold rush experience as well as, in its very strangeness, an American portrait." - Washington Post, ""Marks is a gifted writer and an industrious researcher with an eye for telling detail. . . . The result is far and away our best social history of the gold rush experience as well as, in its very strangeness, an American portrait."" -- Washington Post ""In a remarkable way the story of the gold rush era adds up to a uniquely American experience. It is an incredible tale of peril, misfortune, luck, determination, back-breaking labor, personal bravery, high adventure, and the amassing of fortunes in 'precious dust' for a relative few.""-- New York Times Book Review ""Marks's engrossing saga describes this grand late nineteenth-century treasure hunt as one of our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society.""-- San Francisco Chronicle ""Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She] is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color.""-- Library Journal ""An absorbing cultural, sociological, and historical chronicle of a pivotal epoch that both reaffirmed and redefined the American way of life.""-- Booklist, "Marks is a gifted writer and an industrious researcher with an eye for telling detail. . . . The result is far and away our best social history of the gold rush experience as well as, in its very strangeness, an American portrait." -Washington Post, "In a remarkable way the story of the gold rush era adds up to a uniquely American experience. It is an incredible tale of peril, misfortune, luck, determination, back-breaking labor, personal bravery, high adventure, and the amassing of fortunes in 'precious dust' for a relative few."- New York Times Book Review ., "Marks's engrossing saga describes this grand late nineteenth-century treasure hunt as one of our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society."- San Francisco Chronicle, "Marks is a gifted writer and an industrious researcher with an eye for telling detail. . . . The result is far and away our best social history of the gold rush experience as well as, in its very strangeness, an American portrait." -Washington Post., "Marks is a gifted writer and an industrious researcher with an eye for telling detail. . . . The result is far and away our best social history of the gold rush experience as well as, in its very strangeness, an American portrait." - Washington Post ., "Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She] is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color."- Library Journal . , "In a remarkable way the story of the gold rush era adds up to a uniquely American experience. It is an incredible tale of peril, misfortune, luck, determination, back-breaking labor, personal bravery, high adventure, and the amassing of fortunes in 'precious dust' for a relative few."- New York Times Book Review, "Marks's engrossing saga describes this grand late nineteenth-century treasure hunt as one of our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society."- San Francisco Chronicle ., "Marks's engrossing saga describes this grand late nineteenth-century treasure hunt as one of our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society."-San Francisco Chronicle., "Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She] is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color."-Library Journal, "An absorbing cultural, sociological, and historical chronicle of a pivotal epoch that both reaffirmed and redefined the American way of life."-Booklist, "Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She] is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color."- Library Journal, "Marks effectively blends diaries and letters into a masterful narrative. . . . [She is to be credited for including the voices of women and people of color."- Library Journal, "In a remarkable way the story of the gold rush era adds up to a uniquely American experience. It is an incredible tale of peril, misfortune, luck, determination, back-breaking labor, personal bravery, high adventure, and the amassing of fortunes in 'precious dust' for a relative few."-New York Times Book Review., "Marks's engrossing saga describes this grand late nineteenth-century treasure hunt as one of our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society."-San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
970.04
Synopsis
The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon.Precious Dusthumanizes the mad rush to these remote places., The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. Precious Dust humanizes the mad rush to these remote places Paula Mitchell Marks's books include And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight. She teaches history at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas., The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. Precious Dust humanizes the mad rush to these remote places.
LC Classification Number
E45.M27 1998

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