California Gold
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California Gold

A Novel

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California Gold

A Novel

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A "riveting... sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of North and South ( Richmond Times-Dispatch ). At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is drawn to California by the dream of lasting wealth—a dream so powerful he'll stop at nothing to see it through. Along the way he'll encounter grand passion, ruthless enemies, and larger-than-life titans like Leland Stanford, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Randolph Hearst, who helped shape a country's destiny. "The best historical novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell) once again spins a sweeping tale of power and passion, as he did so masterfully in the Crown Family Saga, the Kent Family Chronicles, and the North and South trilogy. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author's personal collection.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2012
ISBN
9781453256015
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Epigraph
  6. Prelude: California Dreams 1886
  7. I. A Thirsty Man 1886-1887
  8. II. Welcome to the City 1887-1888
  9. III. Life Among the Escrow Indians 1888-1889
  10. IV. Roughnecks 1889-1895
  11. V. Gentlemen of Riverside 1895-1899
  12. VI. Power and Glory 1899-1903
  13. VII. Into the Fire 1904-1906
  14. VIII. Ruins 1906-1908
  15. IX. Smashing the Machine 1909-1910
  16. X. California Gold 1911
  17. Coda: El Dorado 1921
  18. Afterword
  19. A Biography of John Jakes
  20. Copyright