Spreading the word a history of information in the California gold rush / Richard T. Stillson.

Author/creator Stillson, Richard T.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press,
Descriptionviii, 274 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Communication--Social aspects. --California. --History. --19th century.
Mass media--United States. --History. --19th century.
Publishers' catalogs--United States. --Bibliography.
California--Gold discoveries. --Information resources. --History. --19th century.
California--Guidebooks. --Bibliography.
California--Maps. --Bibliography.

Contents Newspapers : credibility and information -- The marketplaces for information : guidebooks and maps -- To the trailheads : from advertisements to rumors -- On the trail : from printed guidebooks to mountain man experts -- Information and communications in California : maps, mail, and express -- The gold rush in 1850 : private communications and public information -- Appendix A. Selected booksellers' catalogs, 1844-1847 -- Appendix B. Prices and wages in the gold rush -- Appendix C. Classification of Kurutz bibliography -- Appendix D. Oregon-California trail guidebook title pages.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-261) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006004324
ISBN0803243251 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780803243255 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780803243255