An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... gold off the ground proved irresistible. Some American women, among them Luzena Wilson, went to California, but ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold ...

California’s early statehood was defined by the gold rush that started in the late 1840s, giving us the name “49ers.” Miners hoping to strike it rich flocked to Northern California from around the ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... gold off the ground proved irresistible. Some American women, among them Luzena Wilson, went to California, but ...