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050	0	4	_aF593 _b.H373 2007
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aMeldahl, Keith Heyer. _e1
245	1	0	_aHard road west _bhistory & geology along the Gold Rush trail / _cKeith Heyer Meldahl.
260			_aChicago : _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c(c)2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xxi, 329 pages) : _billustrations, maps.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_tPreface -- _tIntroduction : Stardust -- _tAn American journey -- _tBetween winter's chill brackets -- _tAscending the plains -- _tExhumed mountains and hungry rivers -- _tBlack Hills and bent rock -- _tTo the backbone of the continent -- _tCordilleran upheaval -- _tMost godforsaken country -- _tThe bear and the snake -- _tA breaking up of the world -- _tMost miserable river -- _tThe worst desert you ever saw -- _tInto the land of gold -- _tContingent history -- _tEpilogue -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tNotes -- _tGlossary -- _tBibliography -- _tFigure credits -- _tIndex.
520	0		_aIn 1849 news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. The dramatic terrain they struggled to cross is so familiar to us now that it is hard to imagine how frightening--even godforsaken--its sheer rock faces and barren deserts seemed to our forebears. This book brings their perspective vividly to life, weaving together the epic overland journey of the covered wagon trains and the compelling story of the landscape they encountered. Geologist Meldahl uses diaries and letters of the settlers themselves--as well as the countless hours he has spent following the trail--to reveal how the geology and geography of the West directly affected our nation's westward expansion.--From publisher description.
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650		0	_aPioneers _zWest (U.S.) _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aPioneers _zWest (U.S.) _vBiography.
650		0	_aFrontier and pioneer life _zWest (U.S.)
650		0	_aOverland journeys to the Pacific.
650		0	_aLandscapes _zWest (U.S.) _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aLandforms _zWest (U.S.)
650		0	_aGeology _zWest (U.S.)
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=618962&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell