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Author:

Olson, Tod.

Title:

How to get rich in the California Gold Rush : an adventurer's guide to the fabulous riches disovered in 1848 ... / Thomas Hartley ; Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred ; afterword by Marc Aronson.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature.
Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Prospecting--California--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
California--Gold discoveries.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Gold mines and mining.
Prospecting.
California--History--1846-1850.

Other Authors:

Allred, Scott, ill.

Notes:

"Neither the particulars of Mr. Hartley's journey, nor in fact the existence of Mr. Hartley himself, can be verified by independent means"--Editor's note. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45).

Summary:

A personal account of the California Gold Rush from the point-of-view of the fictitious Thomas Hartley.

ISBN:

1426303157 (trade : alk. paper)
9781426303159 (trade : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008019601

Locations:

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)