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Author:
O'Donnell, Kerri, 1972-
Title:
A timeline of the California Gold Rush / Kerri O'Donnell.
Publisher:
PowerKids Press
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
32 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century.
Gold mines and mining--California--History.
California--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
California--Gold discoveries.
California--History--1846-1850.
California--History.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
A golden discovery -- The U.S. takes California -- Off to the golden land -- A miner's life -- Discrimination in the mines -- After the Gold Rush.
Summary:
A simple introduction to the gold rush in California in the mid-nineteenth century that discusses early discoveries, the United States' occupation of California in the 1840s, the route gold seekers took west, the life of a miner, and discrimination in mines; and includes a glossary, a time line, and illustrations.
Series:
American history flashpoints!
ISBN:
1435829891
9781435829893
LCCN:
2008041651
Locations:
RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)

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