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California Gold discoveries California History 1846-1850 California Politics and government 1846-1850 Politicians California History 19th century Politicians United States History 19th century Regionalism United States History 19th century Slavery Political aspects United States History 19th century United States History 1815-1861 Biography United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes United States Politics and government 1815-1861Fleming, Thomas J.
Summary: Explores the possibility that the Civil War started not because of slavery, but because the South was chosen to house the nation's leadership instead of northern New England where the Revolution had begun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2013
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Summary: It has always been understood that the 1848 discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada influenced the battle over the admission of California to the Union. Now, historian Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and many of the regional crises in the lead-up to the Civil War. Richards explains how Southerners envisioned California as a new market for slaves, only to be frustrated by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007