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Gambling in the Gold Rush

Posted on May 31, 2011 by John Putnam

Mark Twain first heard the story of Jim Smiley and his jumping frog in the Angels Hotel. Smiley would bet on anything every time he could, and in Smiley Twain captured the passion that powered the California Gold Rush—the deeply … Continue reading →

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