The chance to get rich quick as a uniquely American article of faith was virtually born in the West. Almost since its beginning, America was the only country in the world where folks were encouraged, through their own labors, to rise above their father’s station.
The rocky wilderness of the American West was a veritable treasure trove of gold, silver and copper and for the first time in his
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