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Striking It Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush
Stephen Krensky, Anna DiVito
Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Aug. 1, 1996)An easy-to-read text and colorful illustrations chronicle the tale of the California Gold Rush, sparked by the discovery of gold at Sutter's Fort in 1849, and profile the prospectors and profiteers who ventured west to make their fortunes.
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Striking It Rich: Ready-To-Read Level 3: The Story Of The California Gold Rush
Stephen Krensky, Anna DiVito
Mass Market Paperback (Aladdin, Aug. 1, 1996)Presents the story of the settlers who headed west after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Fort in 1849, providing facts about their long journey, their living conditions, and other interesting information with regard to that period of American history. Simultaneous.
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Striking It Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush
Stephen Krensky, Richard M. Davidson
Audio Cassette (Simon & Schuster Inc., Jan. 1, 1996)[Reommended for listners aged 8 and up]The story of the gold rush is told with verve, excitement. and wry wit in this chapter book in the Ready-to-Read series. Krensky gets across the rush and mess, the hopes and bumbling failures ("If enough miners settled in one place for a few months, they called it a town and gave it a name"), and DiVito's colorful line illustrations express the energy, naivete, and lawlessness of the men who rushed to make a fortune. There are maps of the California goldfields and of the sea route to get there ("By the end, most sea travelers were tired, sick, hungry, bored silly and in need of a bath") and comic pictures of the wagon trains. Only passing reference is made to those displaced and persecuted by the "opening up" of the West. The subject here is the frontier as funny adventure. Hazel Rochman
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Striking It Rich
Stephen Krensky
Library Binding (Bt Bound, Oct. 15, 1999)None