Gold In The Black Hills

Download or read book Gold Rush written by and published by South Dakota State Historical Society. This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the earliest prospectors, Gold Rush explores the impact of gold discovery in the Black Hills. While the United States Army struggled to deal with those trepassing on Indian lands, reporters dispatched colorful stories to eastern newspapers and entrepreneurs founded towns, freighted in goods, and developed related enterprises. Gold Rush also photographically retraces a portion of Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition route.