Gold Rush Brides Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cruel shoes 

Cover art for Gold Rush Brides lyrics by 10,000 Maniacs

What a great ode to the women who tamed the wild west alongside their men. She probably got the idea for this song from reading Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey, which is an excellent book about how women sold the homes they loved, packed up their possessions and children, and left their families for an unknown trip to California.

@cruel shoes she reads from this book in a live performance on youtube.