We the miners : self-government in the California gold rush / Andrea G. McDowell.
"The California Gold Rush is thought to exemplify the Wild West, yet miners were expert organizers. Driven by property interests, they enacted mining codes, held criminal trials, and decided claim disputes. But democracy and law did not extend to "foreigners" and Indians, and miners w...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2022.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "The California Gold Rush is thought to exemplify the Wild West, yet miners were expert organizers. Driven by property interests, they enacted mining codes, held criminal trials, and decided claim disputes. But democracy and law did not extend to "foreigners" and Indians, and miners were hesitant to yield power to the state that formed around them"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674276159 9780674276154 |