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Pacific Historical Review

Pacific Historical Review

American History Assciation, Pacific Coast Branch

American History Assciation, Pacific Coast Branch

2011

80(1)

Going "Mad" in Gold Country: Migrant Populations and the Problem of Containment in Pacific Mining Boom Regions

ANGELA HAWK

HAWK, Angela

investigates the history of 19th century institutions for treating insanity established near gold mining sites during the gold rushes in California, British Columbia, and Australia, focusing on the experiences of James "Scotty" Brown, a sailor who had issues with local authorities due to behavior attributed to mental instability and alcoholism from 1848 to the 1860s

英語 / English

第五部[西洋経済史]5-10.社会組織・社会問題

5 European & American Economic History 5-10. Social Problem, Movement & Organization

  • 第五部 [西洋経済史] 5-11. 救済制度
  • 第五部 [西洋経済史] 5-13. 政治・法制
  • 5 European & American Economic History 5-11. Social Policy
  • 5 European & American Economic History 5-13. Politics & Law
  • 法制・政治・軍事
  • Law, Politics & Military