H.W. Brand

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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream This book describes the process and possible long-term effects of the California gold rush. Brand manages a fine mix of the larger view -- statistics, maps of larger immigration movements, etc. -- with storylines of various specific characters, from the familiar (General William Sherman and John Fremont), to the vaguely familiar (Leland Stanford and the actual discoverer of gold at Sutter's Mill, James Marshall), to the unknown (fortune hunters and settl...	View these reviews in summary mode H.W. Brand Message Board 12/30/2005 7:52:55 AM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Brand has written!