Johnston, Andrew Scott. <br/><br/>
Mercury and the making of California  mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 / 
Andrew Scott Johnston. 
 - Boulder :  University Press of Colorado,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (pages cm.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: California, the quicksilver state --  British imperialism and California's quicksilver --  Money and power in California's quicksilver industry --  A geography of mercury mining in California --  Ethnic and racial hierarchies at New Almaden --  Race, technology and work in the 1870s --  Race, family, and camp life in the 1870s --  Conclusion: the legacy of mercury mining. 
<br/><br/>
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781607322436 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mineral industries--History--California--19th century.<br/>Mercury ores--History--California--19th century.<br/>Landscapes--History--California--19th century.<br/>Mining camps--History--California--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9506  / .M473 2013