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1. 1. Hard Road West

   History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail

   

   A concise, field-based study that traces the gold-seekers’ routes across the Sierra and the geology that made California a magnet for miners, blending geological explanation with firsthand accounts and historical narrative; it shows how terrain and rock types directed emigrant trails and mining methods, and examines the environmental, technological, and social consequences of the Gold Rush as the landscape and communities were transformed by prospecting and industrial-scale mining.

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2. 2. Rough Hewn Land

   

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