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The Outback is a land of emptiness. This semi-arid area in the heart of Australia comprises more than 70 per cent of the ...
We briefly stepped into the boots of Jubei Yagyu in his journey to fight and defeat Nobunaga in this remastered version of the classic.
California is famous for its incredible beaches and stunning vineyards, but this historic Gold Rush town is known for its ...
Towns like Coolgardie, population 850, are in the midst of a modern gold rush as investors and entrepreneurs scramble for a piece of the action.
Carpenter James W. Marshall discovered gold flakes in Coloma, a small town on the American River in the United States, on January 24, 1848. This sparked the Gold Rush, a mass movement of fortune ...
We’ve all learned or at least heard about the gold rush, but what about the silver rush? In his new book Mining Camp Tales of ...
In a small town in Paraguay, a showdown is brewing between traditional producers of yerba mate, a bitter herbal tea popular across South America, and miners of a shinier treasure: gold. A rush for ...
A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.
Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The big “rock” — later determined to be a 23-pound gold nugget — was the last major find at Reed Gold ...
As gold rush dreamers flocked to Alaska, some settled in Fairbanks, but others found the area surrounding the confluence of the Tanana and Chena rivers more suitable. Thus, the simply named town ...