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02820aam a2200505Ia 4500 001 F0BDA4680F5711E1B7DD26B56AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20240120010212 008 100628s2011 nyua j b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0753465124 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780753465127 (pbk.) 020 $a 0753465841 020 $a 9780753465844 035 $a (OCoLC)644648560 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d SILO $d LKRBL $d UPZ $d IA4 $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ca $a n-us-ca 050 4 $a E 100 1 $a Walker, Paul Robert. 245 1 $a Gold rush and riches / $c Paul Robert Walker. 260 $a New York : $b Kingfisher : $c c2011. 300 $a 32 p. : $b ill. (some col.), col. map ; $c 27 cm. 490 0 $a All about America 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. 520 $a "In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging. Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough and tumble of the mining settlements, the day-to-day life of a miner and those who provided services to him, the easy-come-easy-go fortunes won and lost, and the Boomtowns that turned to Ghost Towns when the rush was over. Packed with period photographs, original artifacts, illustrations of daily life in the mining towns, and plenty of historical detail, this book will capture the imagination of young readers who love the idea of striking it rich"--From publisher's website. 650 0 $a Gold mines and mining $z West (U.S.) $x History $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Gold mines and mining $z California $x History $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a West (U.S.) $x History $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a California $x History $x History $y 19th century. 651 1 $a California $x Gold discoveries. 651 1 $a California $x History $y 1846-1850. 650 1 $a Frontier and pioneer life $z California. 651 7 $a California $x Gold discoveries. $2 sears 651 7 $a California $x History $y 19th century. $2 sears 650 7 $a Frontier and pioneer life $z California. $2 sears 830 0 $a All about America. 941 $a 7 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204043451.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110025629.0 952 $l NUPD663 $d 20180712051948.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418084141.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20150506015223.0 952 $l AGPE046 $d 20150221021949.0 952 $l SJPB094 $d 20121023010652.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F0BDA4680F5711E1B7DD26B56AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search