Gold Fever: News of the Gold Rush Explodes
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
May 28, 2014
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Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
Many family heirlooms—or future heirlooms—have sentimental value because of the stories behind them. But the
An article in The Wall Street Journal on May 10, 2014, by Michael M. Phillips,
Henry Vizetelly, an English publisher who was in San Francisco at the time of the
On my recent trip to Seattle, I went to the Museum of History and Industry
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California was first reported on March 15,
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.
I’ve been asked to participate in an Author’s Blog Chain this week, which gives me
As I wrote last month, the California Gold Rush began in late January 1848 when
I didn’t know my grandfathers as well as my grandmothers. Maybe it’s natural for a