Reviews

"A fine, robust telling of one of the greatest adventure stories in history."
- David McCullough, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of "John Adams
""The unforgettable story of... the Gold Rush--big, brassy, raucous... H.W. Brands tells it all--and more. Terrific."
- Jay Winik, author of "April 1865
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"A gripping narrative account of the mad rush for California riches that forever changed America... A real page-turner."
- Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center and professor of History at the University of New Orleans.
"Fascinating stories that transcend the mundane and take us to new levels of the human experience...Brands tells it, superbly."
- Stephen E. Ambrose
"Brands gives us the literary equivalent of the Comstock Lode."
- Richard Norton Smith, author of the Pulitzer-Prize finalist "Thomas E. Dewey and His Times" and "Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Natio
""A magnificent, compelling story that takes us into one of the most thrilling and important moments in the American past."
- Michael Beschloss, author of "The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963
""An engrossing, multifaceted history... Its author, like the miners of the gold rush themselves, leaves no stone unturned."
- Janet Maslin, "The New York Times
""A barn burner...There's only one thing to say...and that's 'Eureka!'"
- The San Francisco Chronicle
"Reminiscent of a hundred shoot-em-up flicks...Earns its keep from start to finish."
- Book Magazine
"Brilliantly pans the historical record for nuggets of hardship and, in the process, hits upon a mother lode of a story."
- The Austin American Statesman
"Brandsweaves a grand tale about Americans, of all races, of diverse origins, who were heroic but not perfect."
- Raleigh News and Observer