Pickaxes clanged before sunrise, and lamplight flickered long after dark. Inside this frenzy, vintage photos of the American Gold Rush become more than curiosities; they are unfiltered evidence…
Tag: U.S. History
Before sprawling paved highways stretched across the plains and mountainous skyscrapers blotted out the sky, the American West stood as a land of truly wide-open spaces. It also…
When most people think of the Wild West, their minds immediately go to the movies and TV shows that have mythologized the era—gunslingers dueling at high noon, outlaws…
Prohibition, spanning from 1920 to 1933, was one of the most tumultuous and bizarre chapters in American history. It was an era defined by secret speakeasies, daring bootleggers,…