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The discovery of gold with a team of Mormon mill personnel in 1848 sparked a frenzy that shook the globe. People swarmed to California from as far as China and Australia. They originated from England and France, from Ireland and Chile, abandoning their own families and everything they owned in the hope of earning their fortunes in the new world. They came by ship and overland, braving Tierra del Fuego and the pestilences of Panama, lured by the promise of gold. Within a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, Brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to life. Age Gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of 1 of the very most extraordinary speculative frenzies ever sold, told with a master historian.
