The California Gold Rush: A Brief History with Documents

by Andrew C. Isenberg

California Gold Rush digs deep into multiple angles of this episode in our country's history, examining the social and enviornmental consequences in order to present to you a clearer picture of what impact the Gold Rush made.

192 pages, Paperback

Published November 3, 2017

About the author

Andrew C. Isenberg is the Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas. He is a specialist in environmental history, Native American history, and the history of the North American West and its borderlands.

Reviews

[Jesus Agredano · Rating 2 out of 5]

This books went into good detail on the gold rush but felt unorganized at times and I wish it was told more chronologically. Half the book is primary sources and although interesting are better if you need to write a paper than reading for fun. If you want to learn about the gold rush for whatever reasons it’s really good but not the best for personal reading. Also I really hated the font.