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The rush, America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853, Edward Dolnick

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The rush, America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853, Edward Dolnick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rush

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

863596051

Responsibility statement

Edward Dolnick

Sub title

America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853

Summary

Describes the adventurous prospectors who traversed the United States in 1848 in response to rumors of gold in the Sacramento Valley, detailing the rough and rowdy cities that popped up, seemingly out of thin air, to accommodate the treasure-seekers

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1: Hope. A crack in time ; "I believe I have found a gold mine!" ; Headlong into history -- Pt. 2: Journey. Swarming from all over ; A day at the circus ; An army on the march ; Let us glory in our magnificence ; A rope of sand ; Gone! ; Marooned -- Pt. 3: Reality. First peeks at the Golden Land ; Hard times ; At ease in a barbarous land ; Taking the bread from American miners ; The princess and the mangled hand

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America's fevered quest for fortune, 1848-1853

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