Mercury and the making of California
Johnston, Andrew Scott.
Mercury and the making of California mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / [electronic resource] : Andrew Scott Johnston. - Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013] - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781607322436 1607322439
Mining camps--History--California--19th century.
Landscapes--History--California--19th century.
Mercury ores--History--California--19th century.
Mineral industries--History--California--19th century.
California--History--19th century.
California--Social conditions--19th century.
California--Economic conditions--19th century.
Electronic books.
HD9506.U63 / C356 2013
338.209794/09034
Mercury and the making of California mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / [electronic resource] : Andrew Scott Johnston. - Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013] - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781607322436 1607322439
Mining camps--History--California--19th century.
Landscapes--History--California--19th century.
Mercury ores--History--California--19th century.
Mineral industries--History--California--19th century.
California--History--19th century.
California--Social conditions--19th century.
California--Economic conditions--19th century.
Electronic books.
HD9506.U63 / C356 2013
338.209794/09034