They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush

They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush

"The phrase â€™seeing the elephantâ€™ symbolized for â€™49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levyâ€™s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice
"One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"Ë†Â–San Francisco Chronicle
Country USA
Brand University of Oklahoma Press
Manufacturer University of Oklahoma Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 39 illustrations, bibliography, index
ReleaseDate 1992-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780806124735

Country	USA
Brand	University of Oklahoma Press
Manufacturer	University of Oklahoma Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	39 illustrations, bibliography, index
ReleaseDate	1992-09-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780806124735

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