 Complete the following phrase:  In 1849 with the California Gold Rush in progress, John invested his life savings of over 6,000 to buy a large supply of footwear, and had it shipped to St. Louis, Missouri. He intended to sell his goods at great profit to the thousands of forty-niners passing through St. Louis. Through no fault of his own, he lost the entire investment in the St. Louis wharf fire. Shortly thereafter, Johns father committed suicide; - it is possible that he had invested heavily in Johns scheme. At this point, John felt he had nothing to lose. He had a touch of 