California gold rush
Subtitle: transforming the American West
By: by Liz Sonneborn.
Series: Milestones in American history
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604130515
Subjects: Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Gold from the American river!"; title: A land of plenty; title: California in 1848; title: Getting there; title: In the mines; title: A new way of living; title: Mining the miners; title: Taking control; title: The end of the rush; title: Legacy of a great adventure; title: Chronology and timeline.