02104nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004300112020002700155040002100182035002100203043001200224050002800236082002500264100002800289245013200317260005200449300002900501440002900530504005100559505038600610533015200996650005901148650005301207650005101260650005301311651005101364651004901415651003901464655002901503710001701532856012601549999001901675ebr10748755CaPaEBRm     o  u        cr cn|||||||||130405s2013    couabd  sb    001 0 eng d  z  2013012515  z9781607322429 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9781607322436 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)856932915  an-us-ca14aHD9506.U63bC356 2013eb04a338.209794/090342231 aJohnston, Andrew Scott.10aMercury and the making of Californiah[electronic resource] :bmining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 /cAndrew Scott Johnston.  aBoulder :bUniversity Press of Colorado,c2013.  ax, 284 p. :bill., maps. 0aMining the American West  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction: 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aMineral industrieszCaliforniaxHistoryy19th century. 0aMercury oreszCaliforniaxHistoryy19th century. 0aLandscapeszCaliforniaxHistoryy19th century. 0aMining campszCaliforniaxHistoryy19th century. 0aCaliforniaxEconomic conditionsy19th century. 0aCaliforniaxSocial conditionsy19th century. 0aCaliforniaxHistoryy19th century. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10748755zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c113431d113431