The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War (Vintage Civil War Library)
Explores how the California Gold Rush heightened political divisions and contributed to the tensions that sparked the Civil War.
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This book explores the impact of the California Gold Rush on American politics and society in the years before the Civil War.
It draws on historical records to show how westward expansion and economic change influenced national debates over slavery and statehood.
The narrative connects events in California to broader conflicts that divided the country in the mid-nineteenth century.
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