Randall A. Reinstedt, paperback, 95 pages, Ghost Town Publications, 1977. (Formerly called Gold in the Santa Lucias)

Beginning with James Wilson Marshall's historic discovery in 1848, the dream of untold riches has played an important part in shaping the history of our thirty-first state. But, as strange as it sometimes seems, Marshall's history-making discovery was not the first gold to be found in this land of plenty.