An environmental History of California during the Gold Rush Between 1849 and 1874 almost $1 billion in gold was mined in California. With little available capit

"Between 1849 and 1874, almost one billion dollars in gold was mined in California. The California gold rush was a key chapter in American industrialization, no

Exploring the development of California and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities an

A pioneer woman describes life near a northern California mining camp during the fabled "gold rush."

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