Most histories explore men's lives. Disaster & Triumph: Sacramento Women, Gold Rush Through the Civil War is the first to highlight the women who helped shape history in California's capital city during and after the great California Gold Rush. Tens of thousands of men from all over the world descended on the region eager to find a fortune . . . but expecting to get rich quick and return home, few brought wives and families. Two years into the Golden Immigration, less than 8% of Sacramento's residents were women. Yet those women made their mark, proving their mettle as decision makers and...