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The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War
| Title | The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War |
| Names | Richards, Leonard L. |
| Book Number | DB066763 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | History professor chronicles the fight for California between pro- and antislavery groups after the Mexican War. Describes the impact the discovery of gold had on the political climate, the rush for statehood, and an 1859 duel between senator David Broderick and state supreme court judge David S. Terry. 2007. |
| Narrator | Williams, Jake. |
| Local Subject | Adult Book - AD |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| California history - CAH | |
| California Interest - CAI | |
| War (Non-Fiction) - WNF | |
| War - Civil War - WNFC | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| LC Subject | Politicians - California - History - 19th century |
| Politicians - United States - History - 19th century |
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| Sectionalism (United States) - History - 19th century |
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| Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
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| California - Gold discoveries |
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| California - History - 1846-1850 |
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| California - Politics and government - 1846-1850 |
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| United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes |
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| United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 |
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| Call Number | 979.404 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2007 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2007. 9780307265203 |