Why the West was Wild
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: March 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781550378375
Subjects: West (U.S.); Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Social life and customs; History - United States/19th Century; Frontier and pioneer life - West (US) - Juvenile literature; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century; West (US) - History - 19th century - Juvenile literature; West (US) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Juvenile literature; 19th century
First sentence: "GOLD! GOLD!" It was 1848, and newspaper headlines were announcing the discovery of amazing riches in California, grabbing the attention of adventurers around the world.