The Townsend Family in the Emerging American West, 1856–1926: Searching for the Motherlode
Author:   Susan E. James
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   272
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
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The Townsend Family in the Emerging American West, 1856–1926: Searching for the Motherlode


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Author:   Susan E. James
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032867243


ISBN 10:   1032867248
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Westward Ho! 2. Gold Hill, Nevada, 1864 3. Newlyweds on the Comstock, 1864-1868 4. Bonanza and Borasco, 1868-1878 5. Interlude: San Luis Obispo, 1878-1879 6. Return to the Motherlode, 1878-1886 7. Death and Consequences, 1886-1896 8. Waiters, Abusers and Julia’s Ghost, 1890-1900 9. Identity, Independence and Entrepreneurship, 1901-1922 10. How It Ended, 1906-1963

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Susan E. James is an independent researcher who has published articles on the American West as well as three books on sixteenth-century English history: Kateryn Parr: The Making of a Queen (1999), The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485–1603: Women as Consumers, Patrons and Painters (2009) and Women’s Voices in Tudor Wills, 1485–1603: Authority, Influence and Material Culture (2015).

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