101. California History Collection in the city s business community and created America s first Chinatown. But many more came to the Mountain of gold. The height of gold rush http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbrush.html

: California: Magnet for Tourists and Home Buyers Towns and Cities Table of Contents From Gold Rush to Golden State The first federal census conducted in California in 1860 counted 308,000 residentspopulation had almost tripled since 1847. While gold mining was still an important factor in the state economy, Californians were finding other ways to earn a living. By the mid 1850s, the state's farms had made California self-sufficient in raising wheat. Cattle ranching flourished, and by 1860, local ranches produced four times as many cows as they had in 1848. Still, everyone in the booming state was painfully aware of the difficulties of bringing goods in and sending them out: there was still no rail link to the eastern United States. At last the railroads came, and the end of California's physical isolation from the rest of the United States not only changed the economy but altered anti-Chinese attitudes. Debate on the route of a transcontinental railroad was unable to overcome disagreement over whether the railway should follow a northern or a southern path, until the coming of the Civil War in 1861. With the slave states part of the Confederacy, this sectional stumbling block vanished. Indeed, the construction of the railroad may have been the most important immediate effect of that war on California. Although a California battalion served in Virginia and other California troops were sent to New Mexico, most volunteers who enlisted never left the state and spent their military service guarding federal installations. California wheat and wool from California sheep did their part for the Union effort as well.

102. Rush For Riches Kevin Starr, author of Americans and the California Dream JS Holliday has produced a history as exciting as the gold rush itself. http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/8183.html

@import "style.css"; 366 pages, 8-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches, 275 color and black and white illustrations Published June 1999 Available worldwide Entire Site Books Journals E-Editions The Press J. S. Holliday Rush for Riches Gold Fever and the Making of California In stockships in 2-3 days In stockships in 2-3 days Categories: History Photography History MORE INFO AND CHOICES Email: Description Short Excerpt Awards About the Author "The Odyssey had Homer, the Aeneid had Virgil. The California Gold Rush has J.S. Holliday. He has hit pay dirt again with Rush for Riches Sunset "Beautifully illustrated, clearly and engagingly written, [Holliday's] Rush for Riches is the product of years of reading and thinking about the event. . . . An engaging, vivid and wonderfully crafted book." The Los Angeles Times Book Review (front-page review) Included in the Los Angeles Times Book Review's "Best Nonfiction of 2000". "J.S. Hollidaybetter than anyone, everhas set forth in one volume the epic story of California's founding era. Here in rich language and full detail, in all the sweep and grandeur of history as social science and imaginative art, are chronicled the four decades of the nineteenth century that shaped California for all time to come."Kevin Starr, author of Americans and the California Dream "Holliday combines careful scholarship, a graceful writing style, and rich illustrations into a powerful narrative that encompasses a wide array of historical subjectspolitical, economic, technological, environmental, social, and cultural. . . . The author is an accomplished and widely acclaimed researcher and storyteller."Malcolm J. Rohrbough, author of

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104. California Gold Rush Stories: Becoming California Becoming California, a series that brings the California gold rush alive In South America Spanish troops came to the New World seeking gold and riding http://www.ncgold.com/History/BecomingCA.html

"Becoming California, a series that brings the California Gold Rush alive with the people who lived it." Telephones Come to the Gold Rush by Don Baumgart They call it the first long distance telephone line and it came to be because of the Gold Rush. The Ridge Telephone line ran nearly sixty miles from French Corral in Nevada County to Sierra County. A bronze plaque set into a short concrete pillar in the present day town of French Corral, 17 miles from Nevada City, tells the story in brief: "First long distance telephone in the world built in 1877, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles away. Operated by the Milton Mining Company from this building which was built about 1853." The heavily weathered brown wood building behind the marker now has a double-wide garage door set in its front side. The long distance phone line was created in the days of hydraulic mining, when companies used powerful steams of water to blast gold and gravel out of hillsides. Three of the larger hydraulic mining companies working on the San Juan Ridge needed fast communication to regulate water in the ditches feeding the giant nozzles, especially during summer when the supply of water dropped off. The telephone was a relatively new invention and most messages in this country were still being sent over longer distances by telegraph. The new long distance line allowed the mining companies to quickly communicate with the higher ditch camps, conserving water and prolonging the mining season.

105. Gold Rush: Press Release led to one of the greatest quests in american historythe California gold rush. More than any other event, the gold rush created America s land of http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/prrelease.html

The Gold Rush program Actor John Lithgow to Narrats Special on PBS JANUARY, 1998 MARKS 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLD RUSH January, 1998 marks the 150th anniversary of an accidental discovery that led to one of the greatest quests in American historythe California gold rush. A new television documentary, narrated by Emmy award-winning actor John Lithgow, chronicles this American odyssey and airs on PBS at 10 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998. "The Gold Rush," underwritten by Wells Fargo Bank, kicks off a nationwide celebration of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold. Documentary filmmakers Michael Trinklein and Steven Boettcher, who spent three years researching and producing the film, see the gold rush as the singular event that re-defined the American Dream. "Before the gold rush, we were a nation of staid farmers," said Trinklein, writer and co-producer of "The Gold Rush." "But the discovery of gold ushered in the kind of free-wheeling, risk-taking entrepreneurialism that has defined America ever since."

106. A History Of The California Gold Rush Essay Americans and people from around the world used the discovery of gold to begin new lives as many A history of the California gold rush Essay Pass http://www.bookrags.com/essays/story/2005/7/22/2126/29896

Search BookRags.com English History Other Subjects Essays Biographies Research Topics eBooks Register Login Help Literature Study Guides ... Games Welcome, Guest Why not Login or Register Essays Navigation Submit an Essay for Points View My Essays Explain Points and Status Home Essays › A History of the California Gold Rush Help/FAQ Category: All Categories Literature Art Business History Humanities Social Sciences Sciences Grade Level: All Grade Levels Elementary School Middle School Junior High School High School College - Undergrad College - Graduate Search Terms: as Phrase Match All A History of the California Gold Rush Grade Level: College - Undergrad , Section: American History , Rating: Summary: The California "Gold Rush" of the 1840s was a mass migration to California after gold was discovered. Americans and people from around the world used the discovery of gold to begin new lives as many foreigners worked the mines. 5.1 pages / 1533 words Read Essay "The California Gold Rush was the significant national event of its time" ("California Gold Rush: A Look to the Past"). This legendary story begins with one man. John Sutter, one of the richest people in the area, moved to California 1839 with the intent on building his own private empire. Sutter welcomed newcomers to the area because he viewed them as subjects for his self-styled kingdom. In the late 1840s, James Marshall and about 20 men were sent to the river by Sutter to build a sawmill ("The Gold Rush"). It took him a while to find the right spot because, "nothing but a mule could climb the hills; and when I would find a spot where the hills were not steep, there was no timber to b....

107. Celebrate American History At MIT Museum - MIT News Office As America celebrates its birthday, an exhibition at the MIT Museum Celebrate american history at MIT Museum. Catch Clipper Ship Era exhibit before it http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/clipperships.html

Skip to content massachusetts institute of technology news office advanced search news recent research campus by topic ... archives services request images subscribe submit news promote news ... media inquiries about us news office info MIT background contact Celebrate American history at MIT Museum Catch 'Clipper Ship Era' exhibit before it sails away Lynn Heinemann, Office of the Arts July 1, 2005 As America celebrates its birthday this weekend, an exhibition at the MIT Museum celebrates a powerful symbol of American ingenuity and entrepreneurship: the clipper ship. "The Clipper Ship Era," now in its final days, examines the romance and reality while exploring the design, construction and commercial uses of these merchant ships, which ruled the seas from 1843-1869. "Clipper ships have always captivated the general public as well as countless writers, artists, even corporate logo designers," says Kurt Hasselbalch, curator of the MIT Museum's Hart Nautical Collections. "The exhibition captures their beauty yet goes beyond the romance. It presents the key technical and historical stories and explores the important economic motivations that sparked the brilliant success and lore of the clipper ship." The clipper ships emerged as trade and the global economy expanded, bringing American enterprise and naval engineering to the forefront. Through 19th century lithographs, rare plans, photos, clipper ship advertising cards and models, the exhibition focuses on the design, construction, economic impact and social experience of the clipper ship era.

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