Pike's Peak or Bust

Pike's Peak or Bust
"Даешь Пайкс-Пик!"
Лозунг золотоискателей, направлявшихся в 1859 в район современного штата Колорадо, известного как "Страна золота у Пайкс-Пика" ["Pikes Peak Gold Country"]. Некоторые разочарованные золотоискатели возвращались на Восток с плакатами "Бог не дал" ["Busted, by God"].

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