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Comparing the 1849 gold rush in California with the 1851 gold rush in Victoria, Australia, this book shows how cultural factors gave each gold rush a distinctive shape and character, and a distinctive set of social, cultural, and ethical meanings. But it also reveals that underneath these differences lay certain historical and social commonalities.Goodman, David is the author of 'Gold Seeking Victoria and California in the 1850s' with ISBN 9780804724807 and ISBN 0804724806.
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