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Spreading the Word: A History of Information in the California Gold Rush Richard T. Stillson
Spreading the Word: A History of Information in the California Gold Rush
Richard T. Stillson
Examines the ways in which easterners who travelled West during the California gold rush of 1849-51 obtained, assessed, and used information. This book follows several gold rush companies across the country, gleaning from their letters and diaries a sense of how they obtained information and evaluated its constantly changing sources.
284 pages, 1
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780803218277 |
| Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
| Pages | 284 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 229 × 19 mm · 442 g |