Discovering America's Past: Customs, Legends, History & Lore of Our Great NationReader's Digest Association, 1993 - 400 ページ Featuring special sections on bizarre, delightful, and amazing aspects of our nation's unique past, these 450+ surprising but absolutely true stories examine America's history, not through its great moments, but by way of the foibles and folkways that built its character. 700 illus. and photos. |
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... Gold Fever Lax claim laws , easy pickings , and gold by the fist- ful were lure enough for some 20,000 people who thought there was no place like Nome . D — uring the autumn of 1898 , three Scandina- vians - John Brynteson , Jafet ...
... Gold Fever Lax claim laws , easy pickings , and gold by the fist- ful were lure enough for some 20,000 people who thought there was no place like Nome . D — uring the autumn of 1898 , three Scandina- vians - John Brynteson , Jafet ...
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... Gold is found in the Georgia town of Dahlon- ega - a Cherokee word meaning precious yellow . 1848 The California gold rush is triggered by the discovery of gold in the stream at John Sutter's mill near Coloma . 1854 Five California min ...
... Gold is found in the Georgia town of Dahlon- ega - a Cherokee word meaning precious yellow . 1848 The California gold rush is triggered by the discovery of gold in the stream at John Sutter's mill near Coloma . 1854 Five California min ...
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... gold strike in South Dakota leads to establishment of the Homestake Mine - said to be the most pro- ductive underground gold mine in the Western Hemisphere . 1877 Silver is discovered at Tombstone , Arizona ; the deposits eventually ...
... gold strike in South Dakota leads to establishment of the Homestake Mine - said to be the most pro- ductive underground gold mine in the Western Hemisphere . 1877 Silver is discovered at Tombstone , Arizona ; the deposits eventually ...
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