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Author:

Landau, Elaine, author. 196830

Title:

The Gold Rush in California : would you catch gold fever? / Elaine Landau.

Publisher:

Enslow Elementaryan imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
Pioneers--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Gold miners--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature.

Other Titles:

California Gold Rush

Notes:

"Originally published as The California Gold Rush : would you go for the gold? in 2009"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Contents:

Gold is discovered! -- People move West -- Many traveled by land -- American Indians fight and work -- Men join mining companies -- Miners take risks, others get rich -- Merchants try hard as the Chinese arrive -- The Chinese and women find a way -- Only some women go to California -- Miners form groups to fight crime -- Many head home after the rush -- The Gold Rush helped America grow even more.

Series:

What would you do?
Landau, Elaine. What would you do?

ISBN:

0766063003
9780766063006

OCLC:

(OCoLC)884440112

LCCN:

2014027418

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)