
009 - Expression: From Rags to Riches / The California Gold Rush
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The Rags to Riches Story
In 1848, a man named James Marshall saw a piece of gold in the American River near his home in Coloma, California. The first miners who panned for gold got all of the easy to reach gold and they did get rich. Rumor had it that in just six days you could earn as much as in six months working a full-time job. People started reading about these regular Joe's who one day started picking through the dirt and made thousands.
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