The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

Peter Benoit, 1955-

Book - 2013

Discusses the events surrounding the nineteenth-century gold rush in California, the lifestyle of miners, and the phenomena of boom towns and ghost towns.

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Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life > Juvenile literature.
California > Gold discoveries > Juvenile literature.
California > History > 1846-1850 > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > 1815-1861 > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York : Children's Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Peter Benoit, 1955- (-)
Physical Description
64 pages : illustrations, map
Audience
900L
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780531230534
  • Setting the Scene: Changes in California
  • Chapter 1. Dreams and Secrets
  • Chapter 2. Gold Fever
  • Chapter 3. All That Glitters
  • Chapter 4. The Engine That Moved the World
  • Chapter 5. Ruined Dreams
  • Map of the Events: What Happened Where?
  • The Story Continues: American Dreams
  • Influential Individuals
  • Timeline
  • Living History
  • Resources
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • About the Author

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