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Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era - Brossura

Willingham, William F.

 
9781962645478: Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era
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ISBN 10: 1962645479 ISBN 13: 9781962645478
Casa editrice: Oregon State Univ Pr, 2025

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Following the discovery of gold in 1862 at Auburn and Canyon City, new communities and prospects were established in eastern Oregon. Just as the lure of free land attracted homesteaders and livestock raisers in search of new opportunities, so did the possibility of finding wealth in gold and silver throughout the region. Based on exhaustive research and a wealth of sources—federal census and mining records, newspapers, mining periodicals, county land records, maps, and federal government reports—Oregon Gold offers a comprehensive study of mining in Oregon between 1862 and 1910. From carefully examining the eastern portion of the state to exploring the economic expansion and political development of Portland, William Willingham highlights what is unique about the Oregon gold mining experience and places Oregon’s precious metal mining in the context of mining throughout the American West.

Willingham shows how mining was an important aspect of the state’s history, far greater than has been traditionally understood. He provides special attention and analysis to the role Chinese miners played in the story of eastern Oregon mining and to the demographic makeups of two major mining communities, Susanville and Granite, that thrived during the period. The attention to detail and thorough reporting in Oregon Gold will captivate both scholars and general readers interested in western mining and Oregon history during the nineteenth century.

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William F. Willingham is an independent historian living in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of several books, including Starting Over: Community Building on the Eastern Oregon Frontier and Collegiate Architecture and Landscape in the West: Willamette University, 1842–2012.

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Editore
Oregon State Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2025
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1962645479
ISBN 13 
9781962645478
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
272
Contatto del produttore
Oregon State University Press
https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/

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