The Story of the gold rush [videorecording] / produced and directed by Steven Boettcher, Michael Trinklein ; writer/researcher, Michael Trinklein

Additional Titles:: Title on label and container: Gold rush
Published:: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1996]
Copyright Date:: ©1996
Physical Description:: 1 videocassette (approximately 51 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Additional Creators:: Films for the Humanities (Firm)

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Summary:

Discusses how the California gold rush got started, how miners traveled to California, inventive ways many people became rich during the gold rush, the clash of international cultures, and the roles of women, African Americans and Native Americans. Also explains the long-term impact of the gold rush on California and on the United States.

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Creation/Production Credits Note:

Narrator, John Lithgow.

Technical Details:

VHS.

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