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Presents a look at the sites and society that existed in San Francisco during the time of the Gold Rush in the 1850s.

On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitch

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Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840's. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the ar

The story of the California Gold Rush is one of unanticipated, rapid, and momentous change. In 1848, California was a remote and underpopulated province of Mexi