The California Gold Rush: And the Coming of the Civil War
Richards, Leonard L. / Riggenbach, Jeff![The California Gold Rush: And the Coming of the Civil War](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/280/2808477/CHSBZCOP032808477.jpg)
With the discovery of gold, Southerners viewed California as a new market for slaves and planned to split off the states southern half as a slave state. The political battles and feuds that ensued helped create the Civil War.