'Charming, self-effacing...very funny'. * Daily Mail * 'entertaining and enjoyable' * Daily Mail * 'Conveys the expectation of the prospecting, the excitement of the panning, the thrill of the find... conveys powerfully the extent to which gold transformed America...moving' * Daily Telegraph * 'A lively narrative history... Boggan is a hugely likeable companion... this book is a romp' * Spectator * 'Steve Boggan is an amazing writer who always brings to vivid life everyday people doing interesting and extraordinary things. He is somehow able to make people forget that he is a journalist and relate to him as an ordinary guy. The result in Gold Fever is a series of adventures, his own and those of others, both present and throughout the past history of gold rushes. This book is no 'fool's gold', but the real thing.' -- Luke Rhinehart, author of <i>The Dice Man</i> 'A freakishly charming travel memoir... Boggan's dry, understated humor lends the just-right touch to his undertaking... An excellent writer telling a fun and interesting story' * Library Journal * 'A perfect mixture of travelogue, history and down and dirty experience, leavened by rich veins of humour and pathos. A gem, or should I say a nugget.' -- Mick Conefrey - author of <i>Everest 1953</i> '[Boggan] has a wonderful time, respectful of men prepared to give up everything in return for very little, but roguish enough to drop the wink on their ornery, old-fashioned optimism' * Saga * 'Terrific. Pack your bag, grab your pick, and set out with master storyteller, Steve Boggan, for a trip in this highly original travelogue.' -- Daniel Klein - Sunday Times bestselling author of <i>Travels with Epicurus</i> 'Gold Fever is a wonderful mix of history, journalism and good old-fashioned adventure. It is this last aspect that really lends the book a unique appeal; Boggan is not afraid to get his hands dirty, and he shares his experiences and findings with great depth, humour and charisma.' -- Leon McCarron, author of <i>The Road Headed West: A Cycling Journey Through North America</i> "This is an excellent book. Steve Boggan's writing... is superb, entertaining reading." * SanFranciscoBookReview.com * "Humorous and detailed ... This is not only a rollicking adventure for Boggan, as he discovers friends and facts about himself, but a wonderful description of the characters he met along the way... Entertaining and educational." * Escapees Magazine * 'A well-crafted story with heady fast-forward momentum. A dogged investigator's obsessive quest for Californian gold, and the backstory of the gold fields.' -- Iain Sinclair, author of <i>London Orbital</i> 'Boggan does a good job relating this story' * Independent * "Steve Boggan takes the reader on an exciting adventure and proves that prospecting is as much about digging for humor and hope as it is finding gold." * Jennifer Pharr Davis, author of <i>Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail</i> *