This week's topic is The Gold Rush.

The California Gold Rush is one of American history’s most significant historical events. News spread that gold had been found and miners fled to California from all over the world to find their riches.

Hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about it by the end of this episode.

Hear us discuss:

• Why is gold valued?
• What started the rush?
• The largest human migration
• Mining methods
• What was life like as a prospector?
• The Wild West
• Why did it end?

Plus your Two Guys One Topic Takeaway.

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