We’re always on the edge of catastrophe,” Nathaniel Philbrick says of America, from 1850s San Francisco to 2020s Silicon Valley.

The native tribes of California saw themselves as stewards not owners of the land. The white settlers who arrived during the ...

Sutter's Mill/Coloma | January 24, 1848 James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a ...

This historic California Gold Rush town feels frozen in time, and it warmly welcomes visitors to explore its shops, take a ...

Foreign mining companies are pursuing new gold projects in regions connected to the water supplies and outdoor spaces ...

Find hiking near Sacramento in four Sierra foothill towns, with scenic trails, historic streets and weekend stops.

In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders ...

Buddhism and the California Gold Rush may be two things that don’t seem to go together. But it was the Gold Rush that first brought Buddhism to California. The California Gold Rush began in 1848, when ...

In “The Rush,” Nathaniel Philbrick paints a portrait of the treasure seekers, prospectors and conniving politicians who shaped the destiny of the United States.

An Upside-Down Word, Two Proof Saints, and a Remarkable Collection of Rare U.S. Coins A single upside-down word on a massive ...

Gold fever. Gold epidemic. Gold sickness. Whatever you call it, America has been bitten by the gold rush bug on several occasions in its history. Stoked by the promise of sudden wealth and the thrill ...