Dubuque during the California gold rush : when the midwest went west /

"In 1849, news from California produced a strange alchemy in the region around Dubuque. Men used to the daily grind of the local lead mines felt a sudden fever for gold half a continent away. It was like a call to war, pulling the young men of the Midwest away to far-distant climes for an adven...

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Main Author:	Klein, Robert F
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011 Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2011
Subjects:	1800-1899 Gold miners > Iowa > Dubuque > History > 19th century Migration, Internal > California > History > 19th century Gold miners Gold mines and mining Migration, Internal California > Gold discoveries Dubuque (Iowa) > Biography Dubuque (Iowa) > History > 19th century California Iowa > Dubuque Biographies History
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