What was the Gold Rush?

Holub, Joan

What was the Gold Rush? by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson - New York, N.Y. Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random c2013 - 105 p. ill., maps - What was .

Lexile : 680L

What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines.

Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.

9780448462899 (pbk.)


Gold mines and mining--History--California--19th century--Juvenile literature
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature


California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature

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