In John Feinstein’s‚ Rush for the Gold‚ the main characters‚ Susan Carol‚ a swimming Olympian‚ her boyfriend‚ Stevie Thomson‚ who writes for the newspaper in their hometown‚ and Mr. Anderson‚ Susan Carol’s father‚ fight for Susan Carol’s goal of winning a gold medal. This story tells the tale of a young girl‚ her boyfriend‚ her dad‚ and her dream. Although‚ Stevie and Susan Carol face several obstacles‚ with the help of friendship and loyalty‚ Susan Carol achieves her dream of swimming in the London
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The California gold rush is undoubtedly one of the major events that shaped the western United States. In a period of civil division and unrest‚ the gold rush brought about a renewed drive for expansion and entrepreneurship in the U.S. While often criticized for staunch immigrant racism‚ economic corruption‚ and environmental devastation‚ this era ushered forth a new chapter in American history and forever set the foundation for the California enterprising spirit. Immigrant racism was a major
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challenges did the individuals face during the California gold rush? Te Gold-rushers of 1849 had some issues but in the issues there was some success. In 1848 James Marshall had discovered the gold in California. The challenges the individuals faced during the California gold rush were the effects of traveling in covered wagons‚ the living conditions while traveling to California‚ and who actually benefitted from the California gold rush. First‚ the effects of traveling in covered wagons
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The Gold Rush impacted Australia‚ particularly Bathurst‚ remarkably as it caused substantial changes to its social‚ financial and political structure. The Australian Gold Rush‚ beginning in 1851‚ was a prime period of social events‚ such as miners uniting to create the Eureka Stockade. This time in Australian history also saw great economic and political change‚ including the rivalry between miners and governors‚ and the angst among the miners regarding the expense of the mining licences. These points
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is the California gold rush. Before the gold rush‚ California was mostly unfamiliar to the rest of the United States. When gold was discovered in 1849‚ mostly men left their homes and started traveling across the country to discover the newfound riches. New towns began to pop up along the routes that travelers were taking to get to California. Populations growths were abundant in the new areas of the United States were there weren’t many people before (History of the Gold Rush‚ 1999). The second
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economic and social of Australia had totally develop cause of the gold rushes. Before 1851‚ White population arrival was approximately 77‚000. Over the 70 year‚ most of white population had been convicts sent by ship. By 2 year that seek by Edward Hargrave’s to explore the gold rushes at Bathurst‚ Australia’s population rise to over 540‚000 and 370‚000 immigrants take place in Australia’s port during the year 1852. Before the gold rushes found in Bathurst‚ Victoria had been built as an individual
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The Unfulfilled Dream at Klondike Klondike Gold Rush‚ which is also known as Yukon Gold Rush‚ was one of the world’s most influential impacts of the discovery of gold. The rush started by the accidental discovery of a gold placer in Rabbit Creek‚ Yukon‚ by a man named Skookum Jim Mason and his brother in law‚ George Carmack‚ in 1896 (Klondike Gold Rush). The news of the gold finding spread through the Yukon River valley and eventually reached the United States in 1897. At that time‚ the United
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California Rush began on Jan 24‚ 1848. The founder of its first majestic gold was James W. Marshall. That was the beginning of optimism and daring change for many Americans. By the 1850’s a large population of 300‚000 newcomers traveled and settled in California. One of those ambius Americans was Chandler‚ he was a well rounded minor who settled and worked very hard to get to the top. Chandler proclaimed many obstacles in a bundle of letters‚ whom he wrote to his wife. Chandler was a typical gold miner
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subjected to disease‚ stravation and violent campaigns by American settlers intent on exterminating entire native populations through the use of fire and steel. The gold rush in 1848 was the impetus which propelled this narrative into reality. With the thousands upon thousands of new immigrants coming from all over the world looking for gold the destruction of California’s natural resources was inevitiable. Salmon
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Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. ’Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations‚ short distances between cities‚ and large financial
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