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. - x, 284 p. : ill., maps. - Mining the American West .

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Mineral industries--History--California--19th century.
Mercury ores--History--California--19th century.
Landscapes--History--California--19th century.
Mining camps--History--California--19th century.


California--Economic conditions--19th century.
California--Social conditions--19th century.
California--History--19th century.


Electronic books.

HD9506.U63 / C356 2013eb

338.209794/09034

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