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Gold Rush Paper
One moment the California creek beds glimmered with
gold; the next, the same creeks ran red with the blood of
men and women defending their claims or ceding their bags
of gold dust to bandits. The "West" was a ruthless territory
during the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold
dust to go around early in the Gold Rush, crime was rare,
but as the stakes rose and the easily panned gold dwindled,
robbery and murder became a part of life on the frontier.
The "West" consisted of outlaws, gunfighters, lawmen,
whores, and vigilantes. There are many stories on how the
"West" begun and what persuaded people to come and
explore the
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Approximate pages: 6
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