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H.W. Brands
560 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780434013203
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Heinemann
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The California Gold Rush inspired a new American dream--the "dream of instant wealth, won by audacity and good luck." The discovery of gold on the American River in 1848 triggered the most astonishing mass movement of peoples since the Crusades. I...
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H.W. Brands
560 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780434013203
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Heinemann
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The California Gold Rush inspired a new American dream--the "dream of instant wealth, won by audacity and good luck." The discovery of gold on the American River in 1848 triggered the most astonishing mass movement of peoples since the Crusades. I...