The California Dream Captures Europe: The Case of France and the Gold Rush FREE March 28, 2007

Free
Friends' Hall

The California Dream Captures Europe: The Case of France and the Gold Rush
The Ray Allen Billington Lecture

With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, the “California dream” took hold of Europe. For the next decade, images and news associated with gold fascinated and repelled Europeans, especially in France. Malcolm Rohrbough, professor of history at the University of Iowa, tells the story of how California gold intruded into French art, politics, and theater.

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