" I also wonder about gold fever, why it make some men crazy and others wise. Such as Sam, my father, and Captain clinkingbeard They suffered heartbreak and loss just as Jesse Blue had, but they didn't become thieves or liars. Why? I asked papa. What makes the difference?
His eyes were gentle when he looked at me. "It seems that true character of often isn't revealed until a person is faced with temptation". "

― Kristiana Gregory , Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild (Dear America)