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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6, Gold Rush
produced by Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, in 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, some 300,000 people from the rest of the United States and abroad flooded the region to try to strike it rich. Using re-creations, archival photos, and interviews with noted historians, this program examines the quest for wealth as well as the far-rea...
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produced by Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, in 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, some 300,000 people from the rest of the United States and abroad flooded the region to try to strike it rich. Using re-creations, archival photos, and interviews with noted historians, this program examines the quest for wealth as well as the far-reaching impact the Gold Rush had on the nation's economic, geographic, and psychic landscape.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, Zachary Drake
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
Speaker / Narrator
Zachary Drake
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, California Gold Rush, 1849, American History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Adventures in Apache Country: A Tour Through Arizona and Sonora, with Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada
written by John Ross Browne, 1821-1875 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1871), 535 page(s)
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written by John Ross Browne, 1821-1875 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1871), 535 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
John Ross Browne, 1821-1875
Date Published / Released
1871
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Topic / Theme
Migration and Diaspora
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Black Manhattan
written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1930), 284 page(s)
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written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1930), 284 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938
Date Published / Released
1930
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Sondra Kathryn Wilson, Administrator of the Literary Estate of James Weldon Johnson.
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Ford Educational Library, Mine Town
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1920), 2 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features scenery of a mining town and mine workers eating a meal.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1920), 2 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features scenery of a mining town and mine workers eating a meal.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1920
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Mining industry, Mining towns, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1919 by Ford Motor Company
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Ford Educational Library, Phosphate Mining, Part 2
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 2 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features phosphate mining.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 2 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features phosphate mining.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1922
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Mining communities, Mining industry, Trade and Commerce, Science and Technology, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1922 by Ford Motor Company
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Ford Educational Library, Ford Coal Mine, Part 2
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1923), 9 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features coal mining and a coal mining camp.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1923), 9 mins
Description
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features coal mining and a coal mining camp.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1923
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Coal, Coal mines and mining, Mining camps, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1923 by Ford Motor Company
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History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada
written by William Wright, 1829-1898 (Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876), 569 page(s)
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written by William Wright, 1829-1898 (Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876), 569 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
William Wright, 1829-1898
Date Published / Released
1876
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Topic / Theme
Silver mines and mining, Silver mining, Miners, Frontier and pioneer life, Trade and Commerce, Migration and Diaspora
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Homestead: A Complete History of the Struggle of July 1892, between the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of...
written by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne (Pittsburgh, PA, 1893), 298 page(s)
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written by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne (Pittsburgh, PA, 1893), 298 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Arthur Gordon Burgoyne
Date Published / Released
1893
Topic / Theme
Labor strikes, Iron and steel industry, Homestead Strike, Homestead, PA, June 30th-November 20th, 1892, Trade and Commerce
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Images of America, Angels Camp and Copperopolis
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Judith Marvin, Julia Costello, and Salvatore Manna
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Images of America, Around Scottdale and Everson
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Prior to the Great Depression, coal mines and coke ovens made Scottdale the wealthiest community in Westmoreland County. Once part of a region that was known as the world’s largest producer of metallurgical coke, the area’s prosperity created a thriving business district on the road to Pittsburgh, lined Chestn...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Prior to the Great Depression, coal mines and coke ovens made Scottdale the wealthiest community in Westmoreland County. Once part of a region that was known as the world’s largest producer of metallurgical coke, the area’s prosperity created a thriving business district on the road to Pittsburgh, lined Chestnut Street with elegant Victorian mansions, and provided a home for a baseball farm team affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals. Immigr...
Prior to the Great Depression, coal mines and coke ovens made Scottdale the wealthiest community in Westmoreland County. Once part of a region that was known as the world’s largest producer of metallurgical coke, the area’s prosperity created a thriving business district on the road to Pittsburgh, lined Chestnut Street with elegant Victorian mansions, and provided a home for a baseball farm team affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals. Immigrants from Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean joined earlier Scotch Irish and German settlers to create a rich cultural heritage. Around Scottdale and Everson celebrates this ethnic diversity. Pictured within are views of early homesteads, coke ovens, mills, and places where residents lived, shopped, worshiped, and played, including Lake Forest Park and the YMCA. Although recent economic growth shifted to nearby interstate highways, Scottdale and Everson occupy a strategic gateway to the Laurel Highlands, which promises to attract new immigrants preferring to live near open spaces and in neighborhoods without strangers.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Paul E. Eckman and Tom Zwierzelewski with the Scottdale
Historical Society
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