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The Age of Gold : The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
The Age of Gold The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Author: H. W. Brands
When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter's Fort in January 1848, California was sparsely populated frontier territory not yet ceded to the United States from Mexixo. The discovery triggered a massive influx as hundreds of thousands of people scrambled to California in search of riches, braving dangerous journeys acro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385502160
ISBN-10: 0385502168
Publication Date: 8/20/2002
Pages: 560
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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