The California Gold Rush
By: by Mel Friedman.
Series: A true book
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780531205815; 9780531212448
Subjects: California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Ready, set, gold!" : what was found at Sutter's sawmill?; title: An island called California : what did Spanish explorers hope to find in California?; title: Gold fever! : why was travel to California so dangerous?; title: Life in the land of gold : why was it hard for miners to make money?; title: Panning for gold : how much did the biggest lump of gold found in California weigh?; title: The dark side : what was the Chinese name for California?; title: End of the gold rush : how did the gold rush help America?