| Title | The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War |
| Names | Richards, Leonard L. |
| Book Number | DB066763 |
| Annotation | History professor chronicles the fight for California between pro- and antislavery groups after the Mexican War. Describes the impact the discovery of gold had on the political climate, the rush for statehood, and an 1859 duel between senator David Broderick and state supreme court judge David S. Terry. 2007. |
| Narrator | Williams, Jake. |
| Title Status | Active |
| Local Subject | War NonFiction - WRN |
| US - Great Basin & Pacific Slope region - 979 | |
| History of North America - 970 | |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Non-Fiction - NF | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History - HST | |
| History United States - 973 | |
| US - Western United States - 978 | |
| California Fiction - CAF | |
| Male Author - Mau | |
| Male narrator - MN |
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| LC Subject | Politicians - California - History - 19th century |
| Politicians - United States - History - 19th century |
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| Sectionalism (United States) - History - 19th century |
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| Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
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| California - Gold discoveries |
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| California - History - 1846-1850 |
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| California - Politics and government - 1846-1850 |
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| United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes |
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| United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 |
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| Medium | Digital Books |
| Language | English |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Length | 1 sound cartridge (10 hours, 47 minutes) |
| Publication Info | (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio). 2009 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2007. 9780307265203 |