num_pages: 176
description: A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note.A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York.
language: English
title: Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory, 1849
titlecomplete: Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory, 1849 (Dear America Series)
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Diary, American History, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, American, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 2891
places: California
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic