The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War, Leonard L. Richards
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- California -- Gold discoveries
- Slavery + Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
- California -- Politics and government -- 1846-1850
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
- Sectionalism (United States) + History -- 19th century
- Politicians -- California -- History -- 19th century
- California -- History -- 1846-1850
- Politicians -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War, Leonard L. Richards
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [239-278]) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War
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bibliography
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71810145
Responsibility statement
Leonard L. Richards
Summary
It has always been understood that the 1848 discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada influenced the battle over the admission of California to the Union. Now, historian Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and many of the regional crises in the lead-up to the Civil War. Richards explains how Southerners envisioned California as a new market for slaves, only to be frustrated by California's prohibition of slavery. Still, they schemed to tie California to the South with a southern-routed railroad and worked to split off the southern half as a separate slave state. Richards recounts political battles in Washington and feuds, duels, and perhaps outright murder in California as the state came close to being divided in two.--From publisher descriptionIncludes information on Chivalry Democrats, Jefferson Davis, Democratic Party, Stephen A. Douglas, free soil movement, John C. Fremont, Know Nothing Party, Mexico and Mexicans, James K. Polk, Republican Party, Sacramento, San Francisco, secession, Zachary Taylor, Transcontinental Railroad, Whig Party, etc
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