THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH OF 1849
Conclusion
The Gold Rush of 1849 created many things. For a lucky few it gave vast amounts of wealth. But, most importantly, it shaped the idea of America, a place where people were not afraid to take risks to seek a more prosperous and exciting life.
"It was a romantic time. It was a highly adventurous time. It was like a war. A war for all its tragedies, all its horrors, all its anguish, all of its utter misery and stupidity - every war has about it a dynamic romantic quality, because there is some high purpose. There's some great goal; there is some great victory; there is some great justification. And the Gold Rush had a victory, a great justification, a great ending. When a man could come home with the means to put his arm around his wife and say 'I made it. I did it. I can take care of us now. We can buy that section of land over there. We can move, we can do what you want. I'll buy you that dress, I'll buy you that necklace. I'll get those horses, we will get a new coach, we can have what we want.' My god, what a moment in life. And that was the promise of the Gold Rush."
J.S. Holiday,
The World Rushed In.
The Famous 1848 "Cal" Quarter Eagle
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