The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh (Wilber S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874178851 ISBN 13: 9780874178852

Verlag: University of Nevada Press, 2012

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"Unique and eye-opening" -"Reno-Gazette-Journal", November 4, 2012 "These letters are a treasure trove of commentary on California society and politics in the early years of the Gold Rush. They also contain fascinating accounts of early settlers and mining in what would become Nevada, and provide considerable insight into the social dynamics of mining-rush society. The fact that both brothers died tragically adds poignancy to this already gripping history." -C. Elizabeth Raymond, coeditor of "Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community" "Very readable and full of the essence of the Gold Rush" "Westerner Roundup" (Denver, CO) "Captures an exciting period in American history . . . a real historic treasure." "Reading Eagle" (Reading, PA) "Unique and eye-opening" -"Reno-Gazette-Journal," November 4, 2012 Very readable and full of the essence of the Gold Rush." Westerner Roundup (Denver, CO)" These letters are a treasure trove of commentary on California society and politics in the early years of the Gold Rush. They also contain fascinating accounts of early settlers and mining in what would become Nevada, and provide considerable insight into the social dynamics of mining-rush society. The fact that both brothers died tragically adds poignancy to this already gripping history. C. Elizabeth Raymond, co-editor of Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community" "Unique and eye-opening." Reno-Gazette-Journal" "As a solid primary source of the California Gold Rush, The Gold Rush Letters is a historical treasury, highly recommended especially for public and college library American History shelves." California Bookwatch / Midwest Book Review" "These letters are at once filled with minutiae and epic in their scope .[L]overs of historical fiction [will] find themselves entranced by the story of two smart and educated brothers who overcame obstacle after obstacle, only to die, having sampled but not attained their (short) lives dreams. There s something about epistolary books that really make readers feel like they re truly inside the letter writers mind because they are. And that makes the tragic, brutal endings all the more sympathetic and real." Reno News and Review" We are fortunate that James and Stewart have brought them (the letters) back to us in their own colorful and emotional words. This valuable book is high recommended Sally Zanjani, Nevada in the West --Sally Zanjani "Nevada in the West "" Captures an exciting period in American history . . . a real historic treasure. Reading Eagle (Reading, PA)" "Unique and eye-opening" -Reno-Gazette-Journal, November 4, 2012

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When brothers Ethan and Hosea Grosh left Pennsylvania in 1849, they joined throngs of men from all over the world intent on finding a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Their search for wealth took them from San Francisco into the gold country and then over the Sierra into Nevada's Gold Canyon, where they placer-mined for gold and discovered a deposit of silver. The letters they sent back to their family offer vivid commentaries on the turbulent western frontier, the diverse society of the Gold Rush camps, and the heartbreaking labor and frustration of mining. Their lively descriptions of Gold Canyon provide one of the earliest accounts of life in what would soon become the fabulously wealthy Comstock Mining District. The Groshes' letters are rich in color and important historical details. Generously annotated and with an introduction that provides a context for the brothers' career and the setting in which they tried to make their fortune, these documents powerfully depict the often harsh realities of Gold Rush life and society.

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• Verlag: University of Nevada Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0874178851
• ISBN 13: 9780874178852
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280
• Herausgeber: James Ronald M., Stewart Robert