Search Results: Gold Rush from Early West Books

Fine, never read. Index, biblio, notes, 23 b/w photos, maps. The boom era of the West began with the 1848 discovery of gold in California and lasted over fifty years, including rushes Colorado, the Black Hills, Alder Gulch of Montana, and in the Yukon. This book describes the grand treasure hunt as one or our history's epic dramas, capturing the essence of America's headlong rush toward a modern, industrial society.