What was the Gold Rush? / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson.
Material type:
TextSeries: What was...?Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, c2013.Description: 105 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780448462899 (pbk.)
- 9780448465777 (hardcover)
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature
- California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature
- California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature
- California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- 979.4/04 23
- F865 .H697 2013
Contents:
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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Paperback | Ayers | NFIC | 979.4 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | California, Mining | 405407 | |
| *Paperback | Ayers | NFIC | 979.4 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | California, Mining | 421179 |
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| 979.4 CAL California / | 979.4 COO Death Valley / | 979.4 HOL What was the Gold Rush? / | 979.4 HOL What was the Gold Rush? / | 979.4 KRE Striking it rich : | 979.4 LUN The Chumash Indians / | 979.4 LUN The Chumash Indians / |
Includes bibliographical references (p.104).
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.