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Mining California

Mining California An Ecological History

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Publisher's Synopsis

The author of The Destruction of the Bison analyzes the environmental repercussions of the nineteenth-century Gold Rush in California, including the removal of many tons of soil, the use of poisonous mercury to extract the gold, the devastation of California's forests and grasslands, and the poisoning of the land itself.

Book information

ISBN: 9780809095353
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Imprint: Hill and Wang
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 333.709794
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 242
Weight: 513g
Height: 234mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 25mm