Life during the California Gold Rush
By: by Bethany Onsgard ; content consultant, John Putman, Associate Professor of History, San Diego State University
Series: Daily life in US history; Daily life in US history
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781624036248
Subjects: Gold discoveries; Social life and customs; Frontier and pioneer life; Social aspects; Gold miners; Gold mines and mining; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Describes life during the California Gold Rush, including the journey to California, the towns that sprung up around mining groups, and impact it had on the environment and people of California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gold!; title: A miner's life; title: Faces of the Gold Rush; title: Daily life; title: Impacts; title: A day in the life; title: Stop and think.