Hi
I am writing a historic narrative about the west, but mostly about the misconception of it.
I am looking for primary sources that show miners leaving the area poor and wells fargo history
What are some good sites/databases I could search for these?
Thanks!!
mostly about the misconception of it
No too sure what you mean here -- a popularly-held conception/ trope perpetuated in movies that isn't accurate? Some image of the fortune seeker becoming rich?
In any case, pick up Susan Johnson's Bancroft-winning Roaring Camp. To say the book dispels some gold-rush myths is an understatement.