The Gold Crusades - A Social History of Gold Rushes, 1849-1929

Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics.

A propos de l'auteur

Douglas Fetherling, D.Litt., is a poet, fiction writer, critic, and small-press publisher. He is the author or editor of 50 books, mostly in the fields of literature and culture. He has been the literary editor of two newspapers, the Toronto Star and the Kingston Whig-Standard, and writer-in-residence at Queen's University. He divides his time between Ontario and British Columbia and writes a column on books and ideas for the Ottawa Citizen.

Résumé

Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Douglas Fetherling
• Edition: University of Toronto Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.12.1997
• EAN: 9780802080462
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8046-2
• Pages: 230
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Poids: 355 g
• Thèmes: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie