Hard Road West

History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail

Autor: Keith Heyer Meldahl

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Editura: The University of Chicago Press

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In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward...

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Autor

Keith Heyer Meldahl

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2008

Pagini

352

EAN

9780226519623

ISBN

0226519627

Enbook ID

04547377

Editura

The University of Chicago Press

Greutate

528

Dimensiuni

227 x 154 x 25

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In 1849, 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 of the covered wagon trains and the compelling story of the landscape they encountered. Taking readers along the 2,000-mile California Trail, Keith Heyer Meldahl uses the diaries and letters of the settlers themselves - as well as the countless hours he has spent following the trail - to reveal how the geology and geography of the West directly affected our nation's westward expansion. He guides us through a corrugated landscape of sawtooth mountains, following the meager streams that served as lifelines through an arid land, all the way to California itself, where colliding tectonic plates created breathtaking scenery and planted the gold that lured travelers west in the first place.

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