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they saw the elephant women in the california gold rush
p the phrase seeing the elephant symbolized for 49 gold rushers the exotic the mythical the once in a lifetime adventure unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune california . most western myths ... generally depict an exclusively male gold rush . levys book debunks that myth . here a variety of women travel work and write their way across the pages of western migrant history . choice p one of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date degrees san francisco chronicle