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

Main Author: Johnston, Andrew Scott.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2013.
Subjects:
Mineral industries > History > 19th century. > California
Mercury ores > History > 19th century. > California
Landscapes > History > 19th century. > California
Mining camps > History > 19th century. > California
California > Economic conditions > 19th century.
California > Social conditions > 19th century.
California > History > 19th century.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10748755
Table of 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.

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