The Quest For Fortune in Antebellum America
The California gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century was an event
which exemplified the eager American spirit of the time. Not long after
word spread of the discovery of gold near the lower Sacramento Valley in
1848, thousands of hopefuls from the world over rushed to California
with dreams of finding their fortune. This rush led to exponential
expansion of the California economy, with prices reaching new heights
and homes sprouting as quickly as they could …
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…of failure with stories of success
such as Buffum's. In this book Buffum encompasses concrete facts among
his personal stories, including information relating to science and
economics. This book might have been used as a "field guide" or
"manual" for a fortune-seeker of the time. Through its thoroughness and
factuality, in spite of its limitations, Six Months in the Gold Mines
survives as an invaluable tool for historians in the study of the gold
rush.
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