The year is 1848. James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States, stands before Congress, his voice booming with a revelation that would change the course of American history. In his hands, he holds a nugget – not of political power, but of something far more alluring: gold. He announces the discovery of a treasure trove in California, a land painted as a shimmering El Dorado, its rivers choked with the precious...
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