Gold Rushes

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This examination of how early gold rushes shaped settlement and industry in North America uses material from the 1848 California Gold Rush, the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, and other r ushes in Georgia, Montana, and British Columbia. Primary and secondary sources are critically examined with respect to race and ethnicity, the displacement of Indigenous peoples, and different perspectives on law and order in the emerging West. History is in the past, but the way we view it is always changing. This remarkable series examines the historical evidence of events in history giving insight into why evidence is created and by whom, how it can be analyzed and interpreted in various ways, and how controversies in history can develop. Show more