What was the Gold Rush?

Holub, Joan

What was the Gold Rush? by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson - 105 pages illustrations., maps 20 سم - What was...? .

The world around us

Includes bibliographical references (p.104)

What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines

9780448462899 (pbk.) 9780448465777 (hardcover)

2012024488


Frontier and pioneer life--California--Juvenile literature
Gold mines and mining--History--California--19th century--Juvenile literature


California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature
California--History--1846-1850--Juvenile literature
California--Social life and customs--19th century--Juvenile literature

F865 / .H697 2013

979.4/04