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What was the Gold Rush?

Holub, Joan. Book - 2013 J 979.404 Ho, Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century / Holub, Joan 4 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.1 out of 5

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Call Number: J 979.404 Ho, Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century / Holub, Joan
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What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines.
Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.

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is there still gold there submitted by liqian on August 1, 2019, 3:01pm that would be cool

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PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 105 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0448465779

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Tomkinson, Tim.

SUBJECTS
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California.
California -- Gold discoveries.
California -- History -- 1846-1850.
California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.