When news of the madness of California's gold rush hit New York, Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune, looked about for a reporter to send. Taylor, thoughtful, and at the same time fully engaged in the madness, offered his readers detailed, finely crafted descriptions of the remarkable wealth and the harsh conditions produced by the gold rush.
- ISBN10 1589762312
- ISBN13 9781589762312
- Publish Date 1 June 2003 (first published 1 February 1983)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Narrative Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 389
- Language English