From California's 49ers to the Klondikers in the Yukon, men and women with a lust for fortune and adventure stampeded to the gold fields of the West. All the biggest gold rushes of the 19th-century frontier are recounted in this exciting volume.
Tony Hollihan is an educator, author and historian who has held a life-long fascination with the historical and sometimes mythic figures of North America. His passion for history led to a Masters degree in American and Canadian history and a Ph. D. in the History of Education.