Mercury and the making of California mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890

Mercury and the making of California : mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / Andrew Scott Johnston.

Author/creator	Johnston, Andrew Scott
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Description	x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Mineral industries--California --History --19th century. Mercury ores--California --History --19th century. Landscapes--California --History --19th century. Mining camps--California --History --19th century. California--Economic conditions --19th century. California--Social conditions --19th century. California--History --19th century.

Series	Mining the American West
Contents	Introduction: California, the quicksilver state -- British imperialism and California's quicksilver -- Money and power in California's quicksilver industry -- A geography of mercury mining in California -- Ethnic and racial hierarchies at New Almaden -- Race, technology and work in the 1870s -- Race, family, and camp life in the 1870s -- Conclusion: the legacy of mercury mining.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013012515
ISBN	9781607322429 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1607322420 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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