H.W. Brands - The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream

Acclaim for H. W. Brands

[H. W. Brands] will change the way you see history. The Age of Gold brilliantly pans the historical record for nuggets of hardship and, in the process, hits upon a mother lode of a story.

Austin American-Statesman

Gripping. Thoroughly researched. An eminently readable, detailfilled book.

Chicago Tribune

A serious, comprehensive study, filled with memorable visions and interesting observations. A book that explores history, politics, geology, adventure and industry with omnibus enthusiasm. Its author, like the miners of the gold rush themselves, leaves no stone unturned.

The San Diego Union-Tribune

A fine, robust telling of one of the greatest adventure stories in history.

David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of John Adams

Brands assembles a colorful collection of people swept into this craze from around the world in[to] a dazzling setting that conveys the worldchanging effects of this era. [He is a] master storyteller.

The Christian Science Monitor

Few historians can tell a tale better than Brands.

The Dallas Morning News

Populated with colorful California characters. Brands makes a convincing case that the discovery of gold was a seminal event in American history.

Boston Herald

Fascinating. Brands brings the era and its characters to life in a remarkably entertaining narrative that is meticulously researched and crisply written. The Age of Gold is historical reporting at its best.

Arizona Daily Star

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A masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twiceon the battlefield and in the White House.

Once again, H.W. Brands has crafted a wonderful portrait of a great leader who endured and prevailed in hours of stress and strain. Brandss U.S. Grant is a compelling figure, a man too often overlooked by history. This book rectifies that with grace and insight.J ON M EACHAM , author of American Lion, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography

There is a magnificent unity to this story of Grants leadership in both war and peace that is not found anywhere else. In this compelling narrative, Grant emerges more fascinating than ever before.D ORIS K EARNS G OODWIN , author of Team of Rivals and No Ordinary Time, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history

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