The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American DreamKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 10. dec. 2008 - 592 strani From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War—the epic story of the California Gold Rush, “a fine, robust telling of one of the greatest adventure stories in history" (David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of John Adams). The California Gold Rush inspired a new American dream—the “dream of instant wealth, won by audacity and good luck.” The discovery of gold on the American River in 1848 triggered the most astonishing mass movement of peoples since the Crusades. It drew fortune-seekers from the ends of the earth, accelerated America’s imperial expansion, and exacerbated the tensions that exploded in the Civil War. H.W. Brands tells his epic story from multiple perspectives: of adventurers John and Jessie Fremont, entrepreneur Leland Stanford, and the wry observer Samuel Clemens—side by side with prospectors, soldiers, and scoundrels. He imparts a visceral sense of the distances they traveled, the suffering they endured, and the fortunes they made and lost. Impressive in its scholarship and overflowing with life, The Age of Gold is history in the grand traditions of Stephen Ambrose and David McCullough. |
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... feet deep , " he recalled , with forgiv able exaggeration . " When we arrived [ on the eastern slope of the moun- tains ] not one of us could stand on our feet . " Several weeks later , Brannan and his fellow travelers intercepted Young ...
... feet deep , " he recalled , with forgiv able exaggeration . " When we arrived [ on the eastern slope of the moun- tains ] not one of us could stand on our feet . " Several weeks later , Brannan and his fellow travelers intercepted Young ...
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... feet six inches in height , open , frank face , and strongly foreign in his manner , appearance , and address . He speaks many languages fluently , including that of all Indians , and has more control over the tribes of the Sacramento ...
... feet six inches in height , open , frank face , and strongly foreign in his manner , appearance , and address . He speaks many languages fluently , including that of all Indians , and has more control over the tribes of the Sacramento ...
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... feet . " What a hazardous position ! " he scribbled . Finally , at dawn on February 18 , after a fitful night during which all slept in their clothes , expecting to have to swim for their lives at any mo- ment , they awoke to glorious ...
... feet . " What a hazardous position ! " he scribbled . Finally , at dawn on February 18 , after a fitful night during which all slept in their clothes , expecting to have to swim for their lives at any mo- ment , they awoke to glorious ...
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... feet long , five wide , and three deep . We sat down in the bot- tom of the boat , and came near being swamped several times by the large waves , some of which broke right upon our heads and drenched us through and through . " Most ...
... feet long , five wide , and three deep . We sat down in the bot- tom of the boat , and came near being swamped several times by the large waves , some of which broke right upon our heads and drenched us through and through . " Most ...
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... feet , horses ' , or their own . Whether the track they followed was a road , a trail , or something less substantial was a matter of interpretation . " The dis- tance from Gorgona to Panama was about twenty - one miles , " Jessie ex ...
... feet , horses ' , or their own . Whether the track they followed was a road , a trail , or something less substantial was a matter of interpretation . " The dis- tance from Gorgona to Panama was about twenty - one miles , " Jessie ex ...
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To the Bottom of the World and Back | 93 |
To See the Elephant | 122 |
Where Rivers Die | 162 |
From Vulcans Forge | 191 |
A Millennium in a Day | 226 |
PART FOUR | 359 |
PART FIVE | 439 |
Sources | 493 |
Bibliography | 509 |
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