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Most of California’s gold rush prospectors went home empty-handed. Those who sold the shovels did not.
by jahewson 7y ago
Most of California’s gold rush prospectors went home empty-handed. Those who sold the shovels did not.
- duaoebg 7y agoSamuel Brannan, the shovel guy, died poor and in relative obscurity.
- kirubakaran 7y agoDue to divorce, not unprofitable shovels.
- gramakri 7y agoThe wikipedia article says he was a millionaire.
- callmeed 7y agoL. Strauss and W. Fargo did okay and they were in the same category.