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Gold, or at least the prospect of it, saved him, then killed him.

H.W. Brands

Gold, or at least the prospect of it, saved him, then killed him.

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About H.W. Brands

Henry William Brands Jr. (born August 7, 1953) is an American historian. He holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD in history in 1985. He has authored more than thirty books on U.S. history. His works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.