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Introduction

Setting the Stage

A Momentous Discovery

The Word Spreads

The First Wave

News Travels East

From Skeptical to Sensational

The Hoards Arrive

Entrepreneurs Abound

The Charm Erodes

A Rush No More

The Legacy

Chapter 1 The Discovery

Chapter Preface

Stumbling upon Gold

An Empire Crumbles

A Territory Transformed

Reporting to the East Coast

Chapter 2 The Rush: Heading Westward

Chapter Preface

Leaving It All Behind

Passage by Sea

Into the Wild Plains

Crossing the Isthmus of Panama

San Francisco and Beyond

Crossing the Sierra Nevada

Chapter 3 Prospecting for Gold

Chapter Preface

An Apprenticeship in Gold Hunting

Diggings on the Mokelumne River

Running the Sluices

Working a Wild River

Dry Digging on Weaver's Creek

Trying and Failing

Chapter 4 Daily Life in Mine Country

Chapter Preface

Impressions of a Trader

A Mining Camp

A Dandy in the Mines

At the Close of Day

Fickle Weather

A Lady Tries Her Hand

A Miner's Sunday

Chapter 5 The Wild and Lawless Frontier

Chapter Preface

The Gamblers James

A Bear Encounter

Calamities in Sacramento

Frontier Justice

A Rough Spectacle

The San Francisco Fire of 1851

Chronology

Books

Periodicals

Online Resources

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Gold Rush Research Article from History Firsthand

This Study Guide consists of approximately 195 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Gold Rush.