All titles by
Nathaniel Philbrick
Agent
Stuart Krichevsky
The Rush
Viking,
The Rush is a thrilling history of the social, cultural, and economic phenomenon that kick-started America’s transformation into a global power: the California gold rush of 1848. Through a series of intertwined narratives, spanning roughly 20 years of this pivotall moment in American history, Philbrick explores issues of wealth, ambition, immigration, and America as a global entity at the birth of the California Dream.