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Golden Jayhawkers

by | Jan 25, 2019 | Western Books, Western Books & Movies

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After news of the discovery of gold in California in 1848, thousands of individuals made their way to the west coast of America. Fueled by the desire to line their pockets, a group of young men from the Midwest set out for the West in 1849. Ill-prepared for the journey, the men emerged from Salt Lake City on a bogus tr


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