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Introduction California: The Quicksilver State

© 2013 by University Press of Colorado

© 2013 by University Press of Colorado

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction California: The Quicksilver State 1
  5. 1 Imperialism and California’s Quicksilver 21
  6. 2 Money and Power in the California Mercury Landscape 57
  7. 3 A Geography of Mercury Mining in California 93
  8. 4 Race, Space, and Power at New Almaden 137
  9. 5 Race, Technology, and Work 193
  10. 6 Race, Family, and Camp Life 215
  11. Conclusion The Legacy of the Quicksilver Landscapes of California 245
  12. Bibliography 261
  13. Index 277
Mercury and the Making of California
This chapter is in the book Mercury and the Making of California
https://doi.org/10.5876/9781607322436-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction California: The Quicksilver State 1
  5. 1 Imperialism and California’s Quicksilver 21
  6. 2 Money and Power in the California Mercury Landscape 57
  7. 3 A Geography of Mercury Mining in California 93
  8. 4 Race, Space, and Power at New Almaden 137
  9. 5 Race, Technology, and Work 193
  10. 6 Race, Family, and Camp Life 215
  11. Conclusion The Legacy of the Quicksilver Landscapes of California 245
  12. Bibliography 261
  13. Index 277
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