The Gold Crusades: A Social History of Gold Rushes, 1849-1929 (Revised) by George Fetherling

The Gold Crusades: A Social History of Gold Rushes, 1849-1929 (Revised)

George Fetherling

230 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging medium-paced
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Among the hordes of starry-eyed 'argonauts' who flocked to the California gold rush of 1849 was an Australian named Edward Hargraves. He left America empty-handed, only to find gold in his own backyard. The result was the great Australian rush of ...

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