{"product_id":"gold-rush","title":"Gold Rush","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a67b6afc-c4ad-4d3f-ab88-d377984ff384\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"k1cioz\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"59\"\u003eGold Rush: Boomtowns, Fortunes, and the Race for Wealth\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1js3c3o\" data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"123\"\u003eSecular High School Homeschool History Course | College Prep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eExplore the excitement, risk, conflict, and transformation of the world’s most famous gold rushes in this secular, college-prep high school homeschool course. \u003cem data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eGold Rush\u003c\/em\u003e takes students far beyond the stereotype of prospectors and treasure hunting to examine how gold discoveries reshaped economies, governments, migration patterns, Indigenous communities, transportation, and the development of the American West and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"947\"\u003eStudents will investigate major gold rushes including the California Gold Rush, Colorado Gold Rush, Black Hills Gold Rush, Klondike Gold Rush, and additional global and regional discoveries that changed history. 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