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Author:

Levy, Janey.

Title:

Life during the Gold Rush / by Janey Levy.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Gareth Stevens Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature.
Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Inc;udes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Gold! -- John Sutter's dream -- Forty-niners -- Home sweet home -- Tools of the trade -- A miner's meal -- Women's place -- African Americans in the Gold Rush -- Foreigners in the Gold Rush.

Summary:

This book introduces young readers to the circumstances of the gold rush as well as surprising facts about the time period and the forty-niners' lives. Includes detailed photographs and illustrations of life in California gold country.

Series:

What you didn't know about history

ISBN:

143398430X (pbk.)
9781433984303 (pbk.)
1433984296 (library binding)
9781433984297 (library binding) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)794228030

LCCN:

2012020742

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

AGPE046 -- Drake Public Library (Centerville)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

WFPC115 -- Newell Public Library (Newell)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)