In the following essay, Reynolds presents an overview of the literature of the gold rush era in California, offering a detailed history of the period and examining how the literature reflected the tim...
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In the following excerpt, Berkove and Kowalewski survey the work of writers John Rollin Ridge, Alonzo Delano, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe, and George Horatio Derby, maintaining that these individ...
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In the following essay, Swingle reviews the portrayal of the California gold rush in early fiction, chronicling U.S. as well as foreign works.
The California Gold Rush had an appeal, immediate, mon...
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In the following essay, Mann argues that writings about both Hispanic California and gold rush California utilize three types of imagery: wilderness, paradisiacal, and pastoral.
During the 1840s an...
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In the following essay, Rosenberg focuses on gold rush lore, describing three of the most common types of legends: those revolving around the lone prospector, those chronicling the birth and death of ...
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In the following essay, Morrow details the birth and growth of the Western local color movement, emphasizing the contributions of such figures as Bret Harte and Mark Twain.
The year was 1866. The C...
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In the following essay, Stoneley focuses on the theme of male-male relationships in the works of Bret Harte and Mark Twain, illustrating how these gold rush writers reflected the changing nature of ho...
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In the following essay, Johnson focuses on the Southern Mines of California, suggesting that because of such factors as the ethnic diversity of the region and its “unruly history” (which...
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The capital city's ties to the Gold Rush are everywhere, from the historical old town where fortune-seekers arrived on the Sacramento River to Sutter's Fort, where costumed actors recreate the Wild...
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Companies are flocking to market themselves in virtual worlds, game-like and usually three-dimensional online universes, but the long-term shape of this fledgling industry is far from clear."We're ...
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Guangdong, China (dpa) - Zhang Wulong is an unlikely looking
bounty hunter. A gawky 19-year-old in a shabby T-shirt and jeans,
he has a high-pitched voice and the remnants o...
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Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb,...
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New York (dpa) - After the rapid run-up in the price of gold,
leaving shattered records in its wake, investors are trying to figure
out where the precious metal is headed ne...
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No question about it: Solar power is energy's latest "gold rush." New government subsidies in several countries have brought many new start-ups onto the market, where their stocks have exploded.Yet...
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The final figures for attendance at the big Jamestown 400th anniversary weekend haven't been released yet, so we don't know whether organizers met their goal of selling 90,000 tickets. Advance sale...
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BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Authorities in northwestern
China have ordered a crackdown on private mining of a precious
jade whose soaring value in local markets has lured thousands
of people to a ...
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Athens Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida saw her winning
streak snapped at 119 matches Saturday after a shock defeat to
American Marcie Van Dusen in the 55-kilogram weight category at
wome...
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Critical Essay by Albert E. Reynolds II
Gold Rush-era human remains unearthed
