A half-century later, Mark Twain would say that the gold rush drastically changed the American character, ending the tradition of patient apprenticeships, the gradual mastery of self, talent, and money. Gold created the get-rich-quick mentality that has been with us ever since, most recently during the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. Pete Hamill
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The Gold Rush was an American gold rush that took place in the year 1848, before the United States had its own central bank. This gold rush started when James W. Marshall, along with his crew, found gold in the American River. They then filed a claim to the gold, which they called Sutter's Mill, and started panning for more gold. About the author: Originally from St.

Louis, Missouri, Rajesh Jain graduated from St. Louis University with a BS degree in Computer Science. Rajesh has worked as a computer programmer for many years before launching his own website on July 1st, 2010.

Since then he has written over 20 articles on his blog about life experiences and computer programming issues. He is currently living in Orange County California with his wife and two children.

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