Age of Gold

Age of Gold

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作者: H W Brands 著

出版社: Random House

出版时间: 2005-04

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780434013203

定价: 271.40

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 448页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

ThediscoveryofgoldbyateamofMormonmillworkersin1848sparkedafrenzythatshooktheworld.PeopleswarmedtoCaliforniafromasfarasChinaandAustralia.TheycamefromEnglandandFrance,fromIrelandandChile,leavingbehindtheirfamiliesandeverythingtheyownedinthehopeofmakingtheirfortunesinthenewworld.Theycamebyshipandoverland,bravingTierradelFuegoandthepestilencesofPanama,luredbythepromiseofgold.Inaspellbindingnarrativethatspansseveralcontinents,Brandsbringsthefervourandexcitementofthegoldrushvividlytolife.TheAgeofGoldisnarrativehistoryatitsbest--theastonishingtaleofoneofthemostextraordinaryspeculativefrenziesinhistory,toldbyamasterhistorian. H.W.BrandsistheauthorofTheFirstAmerican:TheLifeandTimesofBenjaminFranklin,shortlistedforthePulitzerPrize,theLosAngelesTimesBookAwardandaNewYorkTimesbestseller.HeisDistinguishedProfessorandholderoftheMelburnG.GlasscockChairinAmericanHistoryatTexasA&MUniversity.
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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