In the spring of 1848, rumours began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared 'Gold Fever!' as hundreds of thousands of men and women borrowed money, quit their jobs, and allowed themselves - for the first time ever - to imagine a future of ease and splendor. In THE RUSH, Edward Dolnick brilliantly recounts their treacherous westward journeys by wagon and on foot, and takes us to the frenzied gold fields and the rowdy cities that sprang from nothing to jam-packed chaos. With an enthralling cast of characters and scenes of unimaginable wealth and desperate ruin, THE RUSH is a fascinating - and rollicking - account of the greatest treasure hunt the world has ever seen.
- ISBN10 0316175684
- ISBN13 9780316175685
- Publish Date 12 August 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 December 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Little, Brown & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English