Describes the emigration of people from the East Coast of the United States and from foreign countries to California to pursue the dream of discovering gold.
Did you know that the California Gold Rush was the largest mass migration event in the history of the United States of America? More than 300,000 people settled
Material culled from letters, diaries, and other firsthand accounts reconstructs the experiences of people involved in the Gold Rush, showing not only what prop
"In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a rive