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Author:

Kim, Carol.

Title:

Sutter's Mill and the California Gold Rush : separating fact from fiction / by Carol Kim.

Publisher:

Capstone Press,

Copyright Date:

c2023

Description:

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

Subject:

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

Notes:

Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

Contents:

Collecting gold -- Striking it rich? -- Paying the biggest price -- The overlooked immigrant experience -- A landscape forever changed -- Aftermath of the Gold Rush.

Summary:

"In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Word quickly spread, and the California Gold Rush was on! Thousands of people went to California in hopes of finding gold and striking it rich. But did that really happen? What was the real impact of so many miners rushing to the state? Discover what's real and what's fiction about the California Gold Rush through infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text"--Provided by the publisher.

Series:

Fact vs. fiction in U.S. history

ISBN:

1666339660
9781666339666
1666339652
9781666339659

LCCN:

2022029326

Locations:

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J 979.4 KIM

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

KTPC296 -- Mediapolis Public Library (Mediapolis)