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The Gold Rush Writers, 1998.
A brief historical review of the California gold rush and the writers that came to record, illustrating the lives, times and seasons that brought hordes of people out West in search of gold.
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper looks at the styles of the many Gold Rush writers that came out west in search of writing the great American story. The writers shows that while often that didn't happen, these writers each had their own descriptive analysis of the way the gold rush affected the society.
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?I was out prospecting on the Stanislaus, tramping all day long with pick and pan and horn, and washing a hatful of dirt here and there, always expecting to make a rich strike, and never doing it. It was a lovely reason, woodsy, balmy, delicious, and had once been populous, long years before, but now the people had vanished and the charming paradise was a solitude? (Twain 14). This quote from ?The Californian?s Tale? shows the affect of the gold rush upon the California landscape. Once the land was charming and full of people, but now it is barren. While most people think of the gold rush era of American history as a time where miners grabbed their shovels and headed west to dig in the clean air and peaceful surroundings of the California mountains, the gold rush was anything but peaceful. Mining was difficult and miners had little affinity for the land; they only cared about excavating the land for the gold. These miners brought a carefree attitude to the west, not weighing the effects of their actions upon the California landscape. However, the miners were not alone in their actions. The ?gold rush writers?, the most popular of whom was Mark Twain, also brought a something-for-nothing attitude to California. He was surprisingly unconcerned about the impact of so many people on so fragile a land. The most salient of which concerned romanticizing the gold rush, exploiting the resources of the California landscape, and the destruction of the land."
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The Gold Rush, 2004.
This paper looks at similarities between the California Gold Rush and the Gold Rush in South Africa.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, £ 33.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses the similarities between the California Gold Rush and the Gold Rush in South Africa. The paper focuses on the racial tensions that arose because of these Gold Rush periods in both countries.
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"The California gold rush began with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on the American River in northern California. When word reached San Francisco, thousands from that city and other parts of California flocked to the region. Much of the early gold rush involved surface diggings and shallow streams and operated at a low technological level. The gold was gathered in a pan full of sand and grave land washed out with water leaving the heavier gold in the ... "
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Women and the Gold Rush, 2008.
This paper looks at the role of women during the California Gold Rush.
2,047 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 45.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that all of the events of westward expansion and manifest destiny are very important, but the most significant event which caused westward expansion in the late 1840s was the California Gold Rush. The writer focuses on the women that were involved in the gold rush and what their actual roles were. The writer notes that this is very important because most people do not realize how women like Louise Amelia Clappe and others like her affected the gold rush and what took place at that time in history. The writer concludes that the extreme greed that over took many people, the violence and tragedy that broke out over the desire for wealth, and the destruction of the native people of California made the California gold rush one of the most tumultuous times in history.
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"The most famous tales of the California Gold Rush say that in January of 1848, James Marshall, who was an employee of John Sutter, was building a sawmill. This incomplete mill was what would later become known as Sutter's Mill, and it is where the first piece of gold that consequently started the California Gold Rush was found. Sutter received the property from the Mexican government, as he talked them into granting him 48,000 acres in the Sacramento Valley. Unfortunately, the land that the Mexican government granted to Sutter was already owned by Indians who had been in that area a great deal longer than any Mexican or American settlers. The ranch that Sutter lived on was run and staffed almost entirely by Indians. There is some discrepancy about whether or not Sutter treated his Indian workers well, or whether they were used more as slaves."
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The California Gold Rush, 2002.
Examines the people and society of California during the time of its famous Gold Rush period.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 10 sources, £ 34.95
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This paper examines the time surrounding the California gold rush. The gold rush made rich and powerful men out of those that were before merely ignorant and greedy. The gold rush fed the dreams of the masses and ushered in a new era of development in the west. Fortunes are being made today overnight but perhaps they will never be so accessible as they were at the time to of the gold rush when a man with no other idea than hope could make his fortune with a shovel and leather pouch.
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The California Gold Rush and the Environment, 2008.
This paper explores the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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The paper reveals that the Gold Rush was a dark moment in the environmental history of the American West. The paper describes how the Gold Rush resulted in significant ecosystem destruction through deforestation, sedimentation, hydraulic mining and mercury pollution. The paper looks closely at the historical facts of the Gold Rush that indicate how the environment was severely damaged by the mining operations.
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"The history of the California Gold Rush is well-documented. What is less clear is the historical study of the lasting environmental impacts that the Gold Rush had on the California region. To be sure, the environmental impact of the Gold Rush would have been severe, if only taken in the context of the incredible demographic changes that took place in the early to mid nineteenth century. With that many people uprooting from eastern locales and making the trek west to make their fortune at the edge of the American frontier, the environment would have been hard-pressed to absorb the shock of that much more stress on the local ecosystems. However, even a cursory examination of contemporary historical work on the subject reveals that the environmental destruction was even more significant than that. The California Gold Rush, it would seem, resulted in a powerfully terrible environmental legacy for the state."
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The California Gold Rush, 2002.
An analysis of the effect of the California Gold Rush on Californian urban development.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 44.95
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This paper looks at the California Gold Rush and its impact on urban development. This paper will detail the Gold Rush from beginning to end and illustrate how California grew culturally and economically.
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The California Gold Rush, 2005.
A review of the history and long-term impact of the Californian Gold Rush on the region.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper explores the impact of the Californian Gold Rush on the history of the state of California. This paper discusses the events leading up to this event, the history of the event and how the Gold Rush totally transformed the face of California.
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"The California Gold Rush was one of the single most important events in the history of that state. It quite literally changed the face of the region, not only physically and environmentally but also demographically and politically. For the Californians who had settled there before the Gold Rush, the events of the mid to late nineteenth century would utterly transform their world. The newcomers who arrived in search of their fortunes consumed and forever changed the fate of that state to be. Had gold never been discovered in California, modern California would be entirely unrecognizable to our modern eyes. The Gold Rush began in California in 1848 when James Marshall, a sawmill operator about forty-five miles northeast of Sacramento, came across what he thought might be gold."
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Gold Rush, 2007.
An analysis of the contributions of immigrants and women to the 19th century American Gold Rush and its effect on American society, based on Jo Ann Levy's book "The Crucible Women on the Overland Journey".
2,308 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper discusses the 19th century Gold Rush in America and how it contributed to the overall development of the American identity. It looks into the historical interdependence of the Gold Rush and the contribution of immigrants, and especially women, to the construction of the American cultural heritage. The paper largely bases its discussion on Jo Ann Levy's book "The Crucible Women on the Overland Journey".
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"The American society was rather vulnerable to the influences of different other cultures seeing that the idea of national identity was not strongly engulfed in the general conscience, especially taking into consideration the relatively recent experience of the civil war. This is why the immigrants that populated the western part of the country were rather successful in maintaining their cultural identity and kept the specificities of their national origins. In the Chinese case, it manifested through the establishment of the Chinatowns that became natural parts of cities such as San Francisco. It has been argued the fact that the Chinese community was strongly attached to the national values of their culture and during the 19th century, they were rather reluctant to adopt the English language, not so much as a defiance of the discriminatory practices of the American authorities but rather out of a deep respect and attachment to their own cultural heritage. The idea of this constant relation to the Chinese land is also present in Levy's novel in depicting the overall environment in which the actions take place, filled with description of the traditional parades, silk banners and flashing-eyed dragons that are part of the Asian culture."
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The Gold Rush in Australia of the 1850s, 2001.
A look at the causes and effects of the gold rush in Australia.
2,115 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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A look at the events that lead to the gold rush in Australia during the 1850's. The author looks at the end of Australia's depression, Australian labor and new mining techniques and skills as prospective contributors. The author also examines the effects of the Gold Rush for Australia.
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"Payable gold was discovered in Australia due to several factors. The combination of prospecting expertise and new, efficient methods of extraction being applied together with the necessary publicity at a time when gold had the world?s attention and Australia was coming out of a depression that had crippled its wool staple provided the impetus for the gold rushes of 1851.Gold had been discovered in quantity as early as 1829 and it has been argued that Governor Gipps and other colonial authorities had prevented the rise of gold mining prior to 1851. Certainly the idea of a British prisoner being transported to a land of gold hardly seems like punishment. However, the more likely cause for earlier discoveries not precipitating gold rushes was the ancient British law that held all precious metals mined to be the property of the Crown. Richard Cotter has suggested that the exodus of Australian labor to the California fields and the depression of the 1840s modified official attitudes to gold. Cotter believes that prior to Edward Hammond Hargraves? efforts gold had been easier to find than to exploit. New mining techniques and prospecting skills along with the mineral search spurred by the depression of the 1840s proved crucial according to Cotter."
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The Californian Gold Rush, 2007.
This paper presents an overview of the Californian gold rush and how it influenced the course of growth and development in the region.
1,482 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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The paper discusses how the discovery of gold in 1848 and the subsequent influx of thousands of people into the region created the foundations and the special character of California today. The paper relates that many historians see the Californian gold rush as having an extensive national as well as regional influence.
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Introduction
A Brief Overview
The Effect on the Development Growth of California
Conclusion
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"The discovery of gold in Caliornia was an event that changed the region and which had a profound impact on the country as a whole. This historical event is even described as "epoch-making. ( Color in the River) The effects of this event had a far-reaching impact on the social structure of the region and also on economic, political, judicial aspects, as well as the cultural development of California. The influx of thousands of people into California in search of gold "...transformed not only the economic history of California, but much of its social, cultural, and political history as well." ( Color in the River)"
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The Klondike Gold Rush, 2002.
A paper which explains the geographical issues behind the gold rush.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, £ 63.95
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This paper details geographical issues in the Klondike gold rush of 1898. It outlines the geology of the region and gold, the Yukon River system, the unique problems posed by the journey to the gold fields, and its impact on politics and economics in the region.
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The California Gold Rush, 2004.
This paper discusses the history behind the California Gold Rush and the way it changed the face of the West.
2,279 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explains that the people who came during the California Gold Rush ultimately revolutionized the West by lighting the spark of consumerism and greed, seeking their fortune, and the so-called ?American Dream?. The paper points out that, just as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 stimulated intrigue about what was in the Ohio Valley, the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of Oregon spurred intrigue and excitement and spawned the mass movement Westward. The paper relates that the confirmation of gold discovery in California in May, 1849, by President Polk, had great influence over the American public and created a mass hysteria to seek gold in California.
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"California, which was once a colony of Spain and then a part of Mexico, remained virtually untouched. When the Spanish occupied this area, they did little to improve the area. The population consisted of few; however, the few that were in the most northern region of Mexico had a distinct class relation hierarchy. Government officials were made up of Spanish aristocracy, who intermarried with natives. The Spanish military also intermarried with the natives, missionaries and convicts. Spain had discouraged foreign immigration into California. Her object was neither to attract settlers nor to develop the country; the object of California was to retain political control and make it a possible asylum for Spanish people. The few settlers that came before 1822 were mainly of substantial character, possessing a real interest in the country and an intention of permanent settlement. Most of them became naturalized, married Spanish women, acquired property and became trusted citizens."
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"The Gold Rush", 2002.
A look at the special effects in the Charlie Chaplin film "The Gold Rush".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper analyzes special effects in Charlie Chaplin's film "The Gold Rush," noting how some of the effects were done and what effect they had on the audience, enhancing the comedy by making the film more realistic.
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The California Gold Rush, 2007.
A brief analysis of the environmental impact of the Californian Gold Rush.
799 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper looks at how the Gold Rush was a frenzied surge of greed and power into a beautiful serene land that was virtually without laws. The paper further looks at how people, determined to find great wealth, stepped out of their normal lives and values and plundered the land. It also discusses how California still suffers from the effects of this pollution and devastation.
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"Although the small mining towns proved to be a source of jobs for some, there was atrocious racial prejudice on the part of westerners toward, primarily toward Native Americans and Chinese. If there happened to be Native Americans living in the area of a claim, they were quickly driven away from their homes so that a settlement could be established. Although many Indians were employed as paid labor in the mines and diggings, the "Gold Rush incited ambushes, massacres and deliberate extermination campaigns of native peoples in Calfornia" (Project Underground)."
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