Coolies, Kanakas and Cousin Jacks And Eleven Other Ethnic Groups Who Populated the West During the Gold Rush Years

Sacramento: F.D. Calhoon, 1995. Second Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good+. Near like new condition. Never been read. ; Book Description: Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are shiny, square and with minor wear. Self published. Book DescriptionFoothill history Comes Alive. Growing interest in early California history combines with the fascination of the Gold Rush Era makes F. D. Calhoon's Coolies, Kanakas and Cousin Jacks must reading. What Calhoon presents is a view of gold rush history seen through the eyes of the people who lived it. It is a review of 14 different ethnic groups who for one reason or another were richer or poorer for their effort. It is not a book for those who want to think that California was a land providing equal opportunity for all during the gold rush. At the same time, Calhoon doesn't try to make any political statements about the way ethnic groups were treated in the Sierra Foothills. He does, in fact, present a slice of California history reminding us that life in the foothills was more often than not based on the survival of the fittest. Calhoon put together 14 chapters of ethnic history unavailable in conventional history books. From the early Indians and Mexicans who settled the land long before gold was discovered, to the Blacks, Chinese, Irish and Jews who arrived to mine the banks of the American River, this book combines historical data with eye-witness accounts. ; B&W Photographs; 8.60 X 5.30 X 0.60 inches; 356 pages DO5.