Title: The California gold rush
Description: Discusses the early history of California, focusing especially on the gold rush period including the discovery of gold, the arrival of prospectors hoping to strike it rich, and the effects on the people and environment of the region.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Gold discoveries, Gold mines and mining, History, Juvenile literature, Gold mines and mining, juvenile literature, California, gold discoveries
Places: California
Time periods: 1846-1850, 19th century