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

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.

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Main Author: Dolnick, Edward, 1952-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Little, Brown, and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
California > Gold discoveries.
Gold mines and mining > California.
California > History > 1846-1850.
Pioneers > West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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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.
Physical Description:xii, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-339) and index.
ISBN:9780316175685
0316175684
Author Notes:Edward Dolnick is the author of The Forger's Spell , Down the Great Unknown and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist . A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe , he has written for The Atlantic Monthly , the New York Times Magazine , and many other publications. There are over 130,000 copies of his books in print. He lives with his wife near Washington, D.C.

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