Blacks in Gold Rush California

By Rudolph M. Lapp and Richard M. Lapp

Book Overview

By 1860, twelve years after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, more than five thousand American blacks had made the difficult trek to California in search of quick wealth. This fascinating book tells their story, filling in a missing chapter of American history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300065450
• ISBN13: 9780300065459
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"