California gold rush
By: Peter and Connie Roop.
Contributors: Roop, Connie.
Series: Scholastic history readers.
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.; Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California.; California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.; California -- Gold discoveries.; California -- History -- 1846-1850.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes, in illustrations and easy text, how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 48) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gold fever!; title: California or bust!; title: Striking it rich!; title: After the rush.