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Mercury and the making of California

by Johnston, Andrew Scott.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Mining the American West Published by : University Press of Colorado, (Boulder :) Physical details: x, 284 p. : ill., maps.
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. | Electronic books.
Year: 2013
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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.

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