Spreading the word : a history of information in the California gold rush

Spreading the word : a history of information in the California gold rush / Richard T. Stillson.

Author/creator	Stillson, Richard T. (Richard Thomas)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006.
Description	viii, 274 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Communication--Social aspects --California --History --19th century. Mass media--United States --History --19th century. Publishers' catalogs--United States --Bibliography. California--Gold discoveries --Information resources --History --19th century. California--Guidebooks --Bibliography. California--Maps --Bibliography.

Contents	Newspapers : credibility and information -- The marketplaces for information : guidebooks and maps -- To the trailheads : from advertisements to rumors -- On the trail : from printed guidebooks to mountain man experts -- Information and communications in California : maps, mail, and express -- The gold rush in 1850 : private communications and public information -- Appendix A. Selected booksellers' catalogs, 1844-1847 -- Appendix B. Prices and wages in the gold rush -- Appendix C. Classification of Kurutz bibliography -- Appendix D. Oregon-California trail guidebook title pages.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-261) and index.
LCCN	2006004324
ISBN	0803243251 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780803243255

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F865 .S966 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold