TY - BOOK AU - Johnston,Andrew Scott TI - Mercury and the making of California: mining, landscape, and race, 1840-1890 SN - 9781607322436 AV - HD9506 .M473 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Boulder PB - University Press of Colorado KW - Mineral industries KW - California KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Mercury ores KW - Landscapes KW - Mining camps KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=633198&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -