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Money Pits: British Mining Companies in the Californian and Australian Gold Rushes of the 1850s John Woodland
Money Pits: British Mining Companies in the Californian and Australian Gold Rushes of the 1850s
John Woodland
Between 1849 and 1853, shares in nearly 120 public companies to exploit the booming goldfields of California and Australia were offered to the British public. The companies were collectively capitalised at over £15 million, but in the end only some £1.75 million was raised between 42 of them, with only one company surviving what the newspapers of
296 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 14, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9781032923130 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 440 g |
| Language | English |