We the miners : self-government in the California gold rush
A surprising account of frontier law that challenges the image of the Wild West. In the absence of state authority, Gold Rush miners crafted effective government by the people-but not for all the people. Gold Rush California was a frontier on steroids: 1,500 miles from the nearest state, it had a co...
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Cambridge :
Harvard University Press,
2022
Cambridge, MA : [2022] |
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