GOLD RUSH A LITERARY EXPLORATION ed Michael Kowalewski 1997 Mining in California

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Offered here for sale is a very good complete copy of
GOLD RUSH: A LITERARY EXPLORATION edited by Michael Kowalewski. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1997. 9" X 6", pp xxxi + 477 with b&w photos and figures; original color pictorial wrappers. Very good. Not ex-library. "From the time gold was discovered on the American River in 1848 to the present day, the California gold rush has generated writings that are boisterous, diverse and thought-provoking. This work presents more than 100 selections from this rich vein featuring the writings of Mary Austin, J.D. Borthwick, Blaise Cendrars, Alonzo Delano, Bret Harte, Joaquin Miller, John Muir, Bayard Taylor, Mark Twain, and many others". This work is also a companion to the PBS Special The Gold Rush narrated by John Lithgow.
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