Nathaniel Philbrick Brings Us The Rush

Nathaniel Philbrick has written a lot of books putting American History into perspective. His latest, The Rush, is about the CA gold rush, which, much to our surprise, was a determining factor in jump starting the Civil War. How was the Gold Rush a reflection of America’s struggle with race? How did it cause the railroad to be built across the country? Exactly how much gold was there and how much fighting occurred as a result? If CA is so huge, why is it not two states? We answer all these fascinating questions and more, learning from Nathaniel Philbrick, one of America’s premiere history authors. We also talk to an old friend of Kate’s, Andrea Carson, who takes independent bookstore road trip trail vacations all over the country. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this episode: The Rush: California Gold, The Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World by Nathaniel Philbrick Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick In the Hurricane’s Eye by Nathaniel Philbrick Bunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick Who Read Moby Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick A Way off Shore by Nathaniel Philbrick The Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick Follow Andrea’s Bookstore Travels at @neverendingbookstorecrawl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices