Life during the gold rush
By: by Victoria Sherrow.
Series: The way people live
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.; Gold miners -- California -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Mining camps -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California.; Gold mines and mining.; California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.; California -- Gold discoveries.
Description: Describes the events surrounding the discovery of gold in California, the huge migration it brought to the area, and the lifestyles of miners and mining towns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-91) and index.