The gold rush : buried treasure
Titre
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The gold rush : buried treasure
Barbara A. Somervill
Sommaire
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Examines the gold rush which occurred in California beginning in 1848 and continuing for about six years, looking at the origins of the gold rush, the routes people took across the country to get to California, the hardships people endured in their quest for riches, and the changes brought about by the great influx of men and women to the territory.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2005
Trailblazers of the West
Description matérielle
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48 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
Table des matières
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Catching gold fever -- By land and sea -- Life in a mining camp -- The legacy of gold.
Informations sur le programme
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Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 1.0 113135
Terme de vedette-matière
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Frontier and pioneer life.
Mining camps -- California -- History.
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Terme géographique
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California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
Genre
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High interest-low vocabulary books.
Résumé
:
Examines the gold rush which occurred in California beginning in 1848 and continuing for about six years, looking at the origins of the gold rush, the routes people took across the country to get to California, the hardships people endured in their quest for riches, and the changes brought about by the great influx of men and women to the territory.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780516250991
Informations de publication
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New York : Children's Press, c2005.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Kildare | 979.4 SOM | Book | 30138000160855 | Non-Fiction |