The 1849 Gold Rush spawned a rogue economy where miners, merchants, and bankers schemed to reap the riches of a lawless land. See how the Wild West economy was finally tamed by a new money standard at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.The 1849 Gold Rush spawned a rogue economy where miners, merchants, and bankers schemed to reap the riches of a lawless land. See how the Wild West economy was finally tamed by a new money standard at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
