BLACKS IN GOLD RUSH CALIFORNIA

Lapp, Rudolph M.

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1977

About this Item

Boards (HB) in very good + condition with 2 tiny spots to cover and foxing to page edges. By 1860, twelve years after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, more than five thousand American blacks had made the difficult trek to California in search of quick wealth. The part that they played in this epic adventure has been too long ignored. Here for the first time Rudolph Lapp pieces together in a coherent and fascinating narrative this missing chapter of American history. 321 pages with notes and index.

Seller Inventory # 105880

Bibliographic Details

• Title: BLACKS IN GOLD RUSH CALIFORNIA
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket