Gold Rush Stories: 49 Tales of Seekers, Scoundrels, Loss, and Luck

by Gary Noy

Book Overview

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 China. Many of them were dreamers seeking a better life, like Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, who eventually became the first African American judge, and Eliza...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597143847
• ISBN13: 9781597143844
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.5"