The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853

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.

“" The Forger's Spell is an excellent read, a swift and astute narrative written from many complex perspectives to great effect."-- Chicago Sun-Times”

Dolnick tells his story engagingly and with light touch. He has a novelist's talent for characterisation, and he raises fascinating questions. - New York Times Book Review

Edward Dolnick is the author of "Down the Great Unknown"

Edward Dolnick is the author of "Down the Great Unknown"

Edward Dolnick is the author of "Down the Great Unknown", "The Forger's Spell", and the Edgar Award-winning "The Res, "The Forger's Spell", and the Edgar Award-winning "The Res, "The Forger's Spell", and the Edgar Award-winning "The Rescue Artist". A former chief science writer at the "Boston Glcue Artist". A former chief science writer at the "Boston Glcue Artist". A former chief science writer at the "Boston Globe", he lives with his wife near Washington, D.C. obe

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.

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