书目

Age of Gold

  • 作者 H W Brands著
  • 出版社 Random House
  • 出版时间 2005年4月 第1版
  • ISBN 9780434013203
  • 定价 271.40

内容简介

ThediscoveryofgoldbyateamofMormonmillworkersin1848sparkedafrenzythatshooktheworld.PeopleswarmedtoCaliforniafromasfarasChinaandAustralia.TheycamefromEnglandandFrance,fromIrelandandChile,leavingbehindtheirfamiliesandeverythingtheyownedinthehopeofmakingtheirfortunesinthenewworld.Theycamebyshipandoverland,bravingTierradelFuegoandthepestilencesofPanama,luredbythepromiseofgold.Inaspellbindingnarrativethatspansseveralcontinents,Brandsbringsthefervourandexcitementofthegoldrushvividlytolife.TheAgeofGoldisnarrativehistoryatitsbest--theastonishingtaleofoneofthemostextraordinaryspeculativefrenziesinhistory,toldbyamasterhistorian.

作者简介

H.W.BrandsistheauthorofTheFirstAmerican:TheLifeandTimesofBenjaminFranklin,shortlistedforthePulitzerPrize,theLosAngelesTimesBookAwardandaNewYorkTimesbestseller.HeisDistinguishedProfessorandholderoftheMelburnG.GlasscockChairinAmericanHistoryatTexasA&MUniversity.

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