The Gold Rush Diary Of Ramon Gil Navarro

Download or read book The Gold Rush Diary of Ramón Gil Navarro written by Ramón Gil Navarro and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navarro's diary tells of his plans for prospecting in California, his investments, and his journey from Chile to California with 120 workers. He specifically addresses the racial and ethnic intolerance he found there, and describes the harassment of Latino workers by Anglo miners. Appendixes include a chronology of Navarro's life and a glossary of key persons mentioned in the text. Ten pages of illustrations are also included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR