Search and Recover The Age of Gold, Book 2, (Paperback)

from GShuk

Amazing the far reaching effects the gold rush had on America and the world. He covered lots of ground with many of these fascinating repercussions being exposed using the stories of known and unknown individuals. Unfortunately it was a labor to read at times. This was due to the jumping around f...

from debnance

I like to read books about the places I visit. That's why I picked The Age of Gold. It came highly recommended and it did not disappoint.Gold is found during the building of Sutter's Mill in California. People began to flood into California, risking death, willing to sacrifice everything for a ch...

from kslade

Fascinating account of Gold Rush era and afterwards. It affected whole nation afterwards and whole meaning of America. Lots of details on specific people like Sutter and many others.

from GShuk

Amazing the far reaching effects the gold rush had on America and the world. He covered lots of ground with many of these fascinating repercussions being exposed using the stories of known and unknown individuals. Unfortunately it was a labor to read at times. This was due to the jumping around f...

from broughtonhouse

This is a well-written romp through the discovery of gold in California along with some of its consequences. Using the stories of real people - Sutter, Hurst, Stanford, and so on - the story is given relevance to the present day. Concentrating on people's stories also keeps the pace cracking alon...