Precious Dust : The Saga of the Western Gold Rushes by Paula Mitchell Marks - 1998

University of Nebraska Press, 1998-04-01. Paperback. Good.

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. This is a new book with some shelfwear and remainder on bottom edge. Covers the history of the gold rush, which began in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include rushes in Colorado, South Dakota, Montana, and the Yukon.

Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press. Used - Very Good. 1998. Paperback. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: American History).

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Fine copy. 1998. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 448 pp. .

University of Nebraska Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

University of Nebraska Press, 1998-04-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Fine, never read. Index, biblio, notes, 23 b/w photos, maps. The boom era of the West began with the 1848 discovery of gold in California and lasted over fifty years, including rushes Colorado, the Black Hills, Alder Gulch of Montana, and in the Yukon. This book describes the grand treasure hunt as one or our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society.

Paperback / softback. New. The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over 150 years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. PRECIOUS DUST humanizes the mad rush to these remote places. 18 photos. 5 maps. Index.

BISON BOOKS, 1998-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!