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The Gold Rush

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  • California before the rush
  • The discovery of gold
  • John Sutter
  • Gold fever
  • Getting there
  • "The whole country was under water"
  • Crossing the mountains
  • Levi Strauss
  • Travel by sea
  • In the goldfields
  • The mining camps
  • Vigilante justice
  • A diverse country
  • Modern Robin Hood
  • Gold rush legacy
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