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Author:
Khor, Shing Yin.
Title:
What made California the Golden State? : life during the gold rush / by Shing Yin Khor ; illustrated by Kass Gray.
Publisher:
Penguin Workshop,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject:
California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature.
California--Gold discoveries--Comic books, strips, etc.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--California--Comic books, strips, etc.
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature.
California--History--1846-1850--Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Historical comics.
Creative nonfiction.
Educational comics.
Other Authors:
Gray, Kass, illustrator.
Notes:
Chiefly illustrations. Includes bibliographical references (page 63).
Summary:
"Explore the Gold Rush from the perspective of William Miller and Henry Garrison, two miners in the Sierra Nevada region, and uncover the often unrelenting conditions of the California gold mines. A story of community, determination, and the search for the American Dream, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into what life was really like during this pivotal period in American history--brought to life by a gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
A Who HQ graphic novel
ISBN:
0593385853
9780593385852
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1416897181
LCCN:
2023040671
Locations:
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

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