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Author:

Benoit, Peter, 1955-

Title:

The California Gold Rush / by Peter Benoit.

Publisher:

Children's Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature.
California--Gold discoveries.
California--History--1846-1850.
Frontier and pioneer life--California.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.

Contents:

Setting the scene : changes in California -- Dreams and secrets -- Gold fever -- All that glitters -- The engine that moved the world -- Ruined dreams.

Summary:

Discusses the details of the California Gold Rush, from the miner's daily lives to the methods they used to pan for gold.

Series:

Cornerstones of freedom

ISBN:

0531281531 (pbk.)
9780531281536 (pbk.)
0531230538 (lib. bdg.)
9780531230534 (lib. bdg.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)772452960

LCCN:

2012000487

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

YWPD162 -- Tipton Public Library (Tipton)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)