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Penguin Books"It all started when a carpenter names James Marshall found a few glittering flakes in the tail race of Sutter's Mill and unleashed the Rush." —@natphilbrick on his new book. In THE RUSH, on sale October 6th, bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America’s modern contradictions and a stubborn belief in the American experiment that refuses to die. This is the story of a nation tearing at the seams and a republic tested by its own ideals. @hamptonsidesauthor sides raves, "THE RUSH brings new energy and insight to a massively consequential event we only thought we knew" while @jon.meacham calls it “an illuminating and absorbing account of the California Gold Rush, bringing that tumultuous, thrilling, and complex moment to vivid life,” Be sure to pick up THE RUSH when it hits shelves in TWO WEEKS 🗓️
On the profile · Sep 21, 2026