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Contents Acknowledgments vii Fact and Fiction ix Introduction 1 I. TALES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN GOLD RUSHES 1. The Discovery of Gold in North Carolina 7 2. The Specter of the Reed Mine 28 3. The Legendary Walter George 36 4. The Grisly Ghost of Gold Hill 49 5. The Discovery of Gold in Virginia 55 6. The Discovery of Gold in South Carolina 63 7. They Called Me "Fool Billy" 68 8. Scarlett O'Hara of the Darn Mine 76 9. The Future of Cap'n Thies 86 10. The Discovery of Gold in Georgia 98 11. "Free Jim" 112 12. Old Miss Mollie's Back 138 13. The Discovery of Gold in Alabama 147 vi Contents II. TALES OF THE WESTERN GOLD RUSHES 14. The Discovery of Gold in California 155 15. A North Carolinian Shapes California 169 16. Off to the Gold Rush 179 17. Green Russell: A Man Without Fear 192 18. Darling of the Gold Camps 222 19. The Bride of Vallecito 239 20. The Mark of Black Bart 247 ...

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