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The gold rush / Stuart A. Kallen, P.M. Boekhoff.
Portrays life in California from the discovery of gold in 1848 through the chaos of the next two years, as tens of thousands of men and hundreds of women arrived from around the world to seek their fortunes.
Item details
- ISBN: 073770957X (hardback : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: San Diego, CA : Kidhaven Press, c2002.
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Rushing to California -- Life in a mining camp -- Life in a boom town -- Law and order. |
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| Subject: | Frontier and pioneer life > California > Juvenile literature. California > Gold discoveries > Juvenile literature. California > History > 1846-1850 > Juvenile literature. |
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Portrays life in California from the discovery of gold in 1848 through the chaos of the next two years, as tens of thousands of men and hundreds of women arrived from around the world to seek their fortunes.
