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Author:

Friedman, Mel, 1946-

Title:

The California Gold Rush / Mel Friedman.

Publisher:

Children's Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 22 cm.

Subject:

California--Gold discoveries.
California--History--1846-1850.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.

Contents:

A fantastic discovery : what was found at Sutter's sawmill? -- Before the Gold Rush : what did Spanish explorers hope to find in California? -- Gold fever! : why was travel to California so dangerous? -- Life in the land of gold : why was it hard for miners to make money? -- The big truth! : panning for gold : how did miners collect gold? -- The dark side : what was life like in a gold-mining camp? -- End of the gold rush : how did the gold rush change America? -- True statistics.

Series:

A true book

ISBN:

0531212440 (softcover)
9780531212448 (softcover)
0531205819 (lib. bdg.)
9780531205815 (lib. bdg.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)319602670

LCCN:

2009017524

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

NKPD993 -- Eagle Grove Memorial Library (Eagle Grove)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)

DOPB403 -- Stratford Public Library (Stratford)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)