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Essay heading: GOLD RUSH
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August 31, 2004 |
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Recent discoveries render it probable that these mines are more extensive and valuable than was anticipated. The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports." . With Polk's address making headlines around the world Gold Fever had begun... displayed 300 characters
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With Polk's address making headlines around the world Gold Fever had begun. The future forty-niners now under the influence of Gold Fever had to overcome a cruel journey, miserable living and working conditions, and coming home boom or bust. The trials and tribulations they faced are many and forever carved into American history... displayed next 300 characters
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