Johnston, Andrew Scott.

Mercury and the Making of California Mining, Landscape, and Race, 1840-1890 / [Recurso electrónico] : Andrew Scott Johnston. - Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2013 - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: California, the quicksilver state -- British imperialism and California's quicksilver -- Money and power in California's quicksilver industry -- A geography of mercury mining in California -- Ethnic and racial hierarchies at New Almaden -- Race, technology and work in the 1870s -- Race, family, and camp life in the 1870s -- Conclusion: the legacy of mercury mining.

Libro Electrónico

9781607322436 1607322439




Mining camps--History--California--19th century.
Landscapes--History--California--19th century.
Mercury ores--History--California--19th century.
Mineral industries--History--California--19th century.


California--History--19th century.
California--Social conditions--19th century.
California--Economic conditions--19th century.


Electronic books.

HD9506.U63 / C356 2013

338.209794/09034