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The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853 The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853 by Edward Dolnick
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“Especially riches pulled from the ground. Two-thirds of all American workers labored on farms, with sweat and muscle the only fuels. “There was no quittin’ time and no startin’ time,” a folk proverb declared. “It was all the time.”
Edward Dolnick, The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853