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  • The California Gold Rush

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (Enslow Publishers, July 1, 2012)
    In 1848, gold was discovered in California! This exciting news spread eastward. People from all walks of life with dreams of enormous riches packed up their belongings and left their comfortable homes behind in search of the hidden treasure. Author Linda Jacobs Altman describes the development of this rugged world of the mining towns, which sparked the development of California. Altman also highlights the stories of prospectors, bandits and thrill seekers who make up the legend and the myth of the time.

  • John Sutter and the California Gold Rush

    Matt Doeden, Charles Barnett III, Ron Frenz

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    In this action-packed graphic novel, witness the discovery of gold at John Sutter's mill in 1848. Eye-popping, comic book-style artwork and easy-to-read, nonfiction text offer an appealing, accessible alternative for struggling and reluctant readers or any graphic novel fan. An additional information section provides key facts and further understanding, making this book a must-have in any home, classroom, or library.
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  • The California Gold Rush

    Elizabeth Hudson Goff, Michael V. Uschan, Guus Floor

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Hi-Lo Must reads, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Depicts frontier life in California during the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Rush, and provides a brief history of the state.
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  • The California Gold Rush

    Peter Benoit

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2012)
    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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  • The California Gold Rush

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    "Covers the California Gold Rush as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Gold: A tale of the California gold rush

    Mr. Steve Bartholomew

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 24, 2012)
    Sometimes you bring your own gold when you travel to the gold rush. Marcus Gale wanted only to get out of New York. Now he's bound to California and the Land of Gold. He means to get there even if it means shoveling coal all the way. He's taken a job as stoker on a steamship, without knowing what a stoker does. He finds himself caught up in a conspiracy to take over the ship, robbery, mayhem, and a pirate attack. Marcus decides his main goal is to get to California alive. He doesn't know he's destined to carry gold. Alouette Thorndyke is also aboard the ship. She's beautiful and rich, or claims she is. Marcus doesn't realize she's about to get him involved with swindling, chaos and mutiny. Nor that she is about to save his life. Marcus dreams of getting rich in California, but the journey is long from Inferno to Paradise.Now read the book and travel to a time past, which haunts us yet today.

  • California Gold Rush - Pbk

    Andy Chambers

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Feb. 1, 1998)
    After Mr. Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill people come from everywhere to stake their claims
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  • The Gold Rush

    Gary Jeffrey, Emanuele Boccanfuso

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Depicts the life of a forty-niner during the California Gold Rush.
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  • The California Gold Rush

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1995)
    Recounts the origins of the California gold discovery, describes the difficulties miners found both reaching California and once they got there, and discusses the effect of the gold rush on life in the region
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  • The California Gold Rush

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2012)
    In 1848, gold was discovered in California! This exciting news spread eastward. People from all walks of life with dreams of enormous riches packed up their belongings and left their comfortable homes behind in search of the hidden treasure. Author Linda Jacobs Altman describes the development of this rugged world of the mining towns, which sparked the development of California. Altman also highlights the stories of prospectors, bandits and thrill seekers who make up the legend and the myth of the time.

  • The California Gold Rush

    Judy Monroe

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840's. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the area from early times through statehood and into the modern day.
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  • The California Gold Rush

    Elizabeth Hudson-Goff, Dale Anderson, Guus Floor

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Hi-Lo Must reads, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Depicts frontier life in California during the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Rush, and provides a brief history of the state.
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