Books with title The California Gold Rush

~Sketch Print Edition~View the art as it appeared during the restoration process.Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade Level is 3.3 suitable for 8 to 12 age readers and contains 4,800 words. A shorter edition for 8-10 is available with 4100 words. The full-length edition for 9 to adult readers contains 19,900 words.This is the fourth historical adventure from the "The Wurtherington Diary" series. Prepare to meet Cedric the mongoose, Zeke the orphaned opossum, and Alfred the kingly mouse. Now you will meet Polly the vulture who can be made enormous with a magic spell and flies Tammy and her friends from place to place. This adventure comes to life from Tammy's newly discovered diary that was written in 1883. The original art is enhanced by Duy Truong. As with all the Wurtherington Diary books, this one abounds in developing worthwhile feelings for its young readers. Things like honesty, compassion, and respect for others abound on very page. Prepare for another rollicking adventure as Tammy and her cute little critters head for the gold fields of California in order to set the space-time continuum back in order. Tammy starts off her day in Rivers Falls Ohio as though it were an ordinary day. On her way to school she discovers that River Falls is a shanty town and The California Gold Company occupies the space where the church once stood. When it rains the roof nearly caves in at her school for lack of maintenance. Of course it is the space-time continuum that has caused all this and Tammy and her friends are soon sent to 1848 to see that the California Gold Rush is set back in order. Was it that gold was not discovered on that fateful day in 1848 or was it that some evil empire rose up because of it?Tammy is sent back into time by the good sorceress, Lucinda to meet with John Sutter and James Marshall in hopes that gold will be discovered properly. They discover that finding gold is easy and then not so easy when one isn't really looking for it. Plan to enjoy these wonderful heartfelt characters in a breathless adventure for young and old.

The discovery of a nugget in California in 1848 set off the first gold rush in history. In 1849 alone, the population increased 500 percent as 80,000 men rushed to claim its riches; three years later, nearly 250,000 people lived there. By 1865, miners had dug and panned $750 million in gold from the hills and streambeds of California. In other countries, mines that produced precious metals were the property of kings and princes. But in California, the gold, like everything else on the frontier, belonged to those who took it. In The Gold Rush, historian Ralph K. Andrist details the culture and characters that created a pivotal moment in American history.

Life seems golden for May White and her family until a mysterious enemy attacks her father’s business. The booming migration and greed of the California Gold Rush provide ample opportunities for him, and the ruthless outlaw, Clint Bartlett gladly carries out his orders. The Whites are in danger of losing everything they have worked for, but they draw closer to God and each other as troubles thicken. No matter how dark the outlook, the White children keep life from ever becoming dull. They experience adventures ranging from an Indian attack to taming a crow, and through it all, the family shows God’s love to the community and works together to overcome difficulties. Their friends help them too, and the battle against the outlaws and their leader becomes personal for one young man. He discovers far more than he ever expected to find - more about God, himself, Bartlett, and the Whites.

This paperback journey instructs students on how to multiply and divide using three- and four-digit numbers using the historical context of the California Gold Rush. Includes scanned maps, voyage schedules, and other historical documents. Students will learn to solve multiplication and division problems that will ask questions such, " How many months it would take to cross the Oregon trail?" and "How much did miners need to pay for yearly permits?"