{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-gold-frank-lorey-9781634995887","title":"A Guide to the Gold Rush Country of California","description":"The discovery of gold on the magical date of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, started a rush that was unprecedented in all of the world's history. The discovery started a boom period to the state that lasted at least fifteen years. By 1849, gold production reached $10 million, and it would not be until 1929 that production would drop below that value. 1852 was the all-time peak year, with $82 million in gold production from a total of almost four million ounces mined. Between 1850 and 1864, over one million ounces were mined every year.\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Frank Lorey covers the historic towns and mining locations in the eleven counties which produced the vast majority of California's golden wealth. Most are situated along and nearby to Highway 49, known as California's \"Golden Highway.\" Today many are nothing more than historic locations, having become ghost towns long ago, but some are still quite lively locations.\u003cbr\u003eThe book was developed from a popular series of articles in the California Geology and California Mining Journal magazines over the years, starting in 1985. Frank Lorey has taken many of the photographs during his travels in the area, and for a few years he lived just outside the gold rush country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Lorey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634995880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634995887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e America Through Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Frank Lorey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241960943871,"sku":"9781634995887","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_249a1c67-9790-4eb3-b124-773894abd3b3.jpg?v=1772656792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-guide-to-the-gold-frank-lorey-9781634995887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}