The boom towns
By: Rob Staeger.
Series: The American West; American West (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Bromwell, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Cities and towns -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Cities and towns -- West (U.S.); Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Examines the Western boomtowns that developed in the 19th century as thousands of settlers and immigrants migrated to the new frontiers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gold at the mill; title: Building a boom town; title: San Francisco; title: Virginia City and the Comstock lode; title: Dodge City; title: After the boom.