The Age of Gold by H. W. Brands

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Gold Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Brian Mancinelli Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs Release date: 11-27-02 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 51 ratings Genres: Expeditions & Discoveries Publisher's Summary: When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter's Fort in January 1848, California was sparsely populated frontier territory not yet ceded to the United States from Mexixo. The discovery triggered a massive influx as hundreds of thousands of people scrambled to California in search of riches, braving dangerous journeys across the Pacific, around Cape Horn, and through the Isthmus of Panama, as well as across America's vast, unsettled wilderness. Cities sprang up overnight, in response to the demand for supplies and services of all kinds.