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Hard road west : history & geology along the Gold Rush trail / Keith Heyer Meldahl.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meldahl, Keith Heyer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pioneers--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- Pioneers.
- Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- Landscapes--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- Landscapes.
- Landforms--West (U.S.).
- Landforms.
- Geology--West (U.S.).
- Geology.
- West (U.S.)--History--1848-1860.
- West (U.S.).
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.)--Geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1848 news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. The dramatic terrain they struggled to cross is so familiar to us now that it is hard to imagine how frightening-even godforsaken-its sheer rock faces and barren deserts seemed to our forebears. Hard Road West brings their perspective vividly to life, weaving together the epic overland journey
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Stardust
- 1. An American Journey
- 2. Between Winter's Chill Brackets
- 3. Ascending the Plains
- 4. Exhumed Mountains and Hungry Rivers
- 5. Black Hills and Bent Rock
- 6. To the Backbone of the Continent
- 7. Cordilleran Upheaval
- 8. Most Godforsaken Country
- 9. The Bear and the Snake
- 10. A Breaking Up of the World
- 11. Most Miserable River
- 12. The Worst Desert You Ever Saw
- 13. Into the Land of Gold
- 14. Contingent History
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Figure Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-315) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780226519623
- 0226519627
- 9780226923291
- 0226923290
- OCLC:
- 854977390
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