In 1849, just as the gold rush was getting started, a German immigrant moved to the Central Valley trying his hand at ...

Jamestown’s 1897 State Historic Park captures the lore and history of the Gold Rush and the rise of the railroad in California’s Sierra Foothills. (Menka Belgal Photography) 2 PLAY ...

Meet Randall Irving Parson, or Rip for short, who, in 1897, pursues his gold rush dream only to have a ghostly encounter that leaves him to fall asleep in a snow bank – and stay frozen for over ...

Last week, four interpreters from the Jack London Museum in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada traveled 3,200 miles to visit Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen.

The 1897 Supreme Court case that now bears his name produced a ... They began coming in small numbers during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, but then their numbers accelerated after the Civil ...

If you're in the market for a stylish but sturdy waxed canvas jacket, we have you covered. We have the history behind them ...

Johanson and Walter Watrous, who were heading to the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. Using various modes of transportation, the pair left Duluth near the end of July and arrived in the rush’s ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

As Karl Marx writes in Volume I of Capital: The discovery of gold and silver in America ... and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1941) and the idea of linguistic relativity. While a complete review ...

Tensions between big capitalists and small producers, and the resulting consequences for Chinese laborers, were present in California from the Gold Rush period ... in 1897. He would continue ...