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Gold rush stories : 49 tales of seekers, scoundrels, loss, and luck /

This volume explores the deeply human stories of the California Gold Rush generation, drawing out all the brutality, tragedy, humor and prosperity as lived by those who experienced it. In less than ten years, more than 300,000 people made the journey to California, some from as far away as Chile and...

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Main Author:	Noy, Gary, 1951- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, California : Rocklin, California : Heyday ; Sierra College Press, [2017]
Subjects:	California > Gold discoveries > Anecdotes. California > History > 1846-1850 > Anecdotes. California > History > 1846-1850 > Biography. Gold mines and mining > California > History > 19th century > Anecdotes. Gold miners > California > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > California > Anecdotes.

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