The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience by J.S. Holliday: 1989

Description: The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience by J.S. Holliday: Easton Press, 1989. Book is in excellent condition, like new. Bonded in Genuine Leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The end sheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Collector's Edition. First Easton Press Edition. Overall book size: 6- (1/4) x 1- (5/8) x 9- (1/2) inches.Number of pages: 559.Weight: 2.10 lbs. When The World Rushed In was first published in 1981, the Washington Post predicted, “It seems unlikely that anyone will write a more comprehensive book about the Gold Rush.” Twenty years later, no one has emerged to contradict that judgment, and the book has gained recognition as a classic. As the San Francisco Examiner noted, “It is not often that a work of history can be said to supplant every book on the same subject that has gone before it.”Provides a dramatic re-creation of the exciting events during the California Gold Rush, combining letters, firsthand accounts, and historical narrative.

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