Wild West - Gold Rush - The Ledger Never Lies

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Host Jack Maddox explores the brutal economics of the California Gold Rush through miners' actual diaries and letters. When coffee costs $75 a pound and your best mining day nets $37, the math reveals a harsh truth: the real fortunes belonged to merchants like Levi Strauss and Wells Fargo, not the prospectors themselves. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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This episode was published on April 7, 2026.

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Host Jack Maddox explores the brutal economics of the California Gold Rush through miners' actual diaries and letters. When coffee costs $75 a pound and your best mining day nets $37, the math reveals a harsh truth: the real fortunes belonged to...

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