Anyone visiting Gold Rush Country should be sure to read these first: The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience by J.S. Holliday (Simon & Schuster, 1981; University of Oklahoma Press reprint, 2002): It tells the story of the long overland journey to California in 1849, the trials and tribulations of those in the mines, and, for many, the triumphant return home to the East Coast. Thirty years in the making, this book, upon its release, became an instant classic. The Robin Ho


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