USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Samuel Brannan (March 2, 1819 – May 5, 1889) was an American settler, businessman, journalist, and prominent Mormon who founded the California Star, the first newspaper in San Francisco, California. He is considered the first to publicize the California Gold Rush and was its first millionaire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sam Brannan was a San Francisco merchant who spread news of the discovery throughout San Francisco. He got rich quick, but not through mining. As he spread the word about the discovery of gold he bought every pickaxe, shovel and pan in the region. A metal pan that he bought for 20 cents was sold for 15 dollars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sam Brennan is a freelance journalist who primarily writes about the Middle East as well as the UK, U.S. and Australia. He has written for OpenDemocracy, The Strategist, the Australian Institute of International Affairs and Lebanese based newspaper The Daily Star.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spreading the Word Word of the gold next reached places most accessible to the California coast by ship. Thousands of people from the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), Oregon, Mexico, Chile, Peru and China headed for California in the summer and fall of 1848, before Americans on the East Coast had a clue of what was to come.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most were Americans, though a number of settlers also came from China, Europe, and South America. The massive influx gave rise to numerous cities and towns, with San Francisco gaining particular prominence. The Gold Rush was credited with hastening statehood for California in 1850.