The California gold rush
by May Yonge McNeer Author
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered a small nugget of gold in a stream near Sutter's Mill, California. Though he tried to keep it a secret, word spread through the country like wildfire. Before the year was out, the great American Gold Rush had begun. Here's a true-life story that re-creates a time when people from all walks of life dropped what they were doing and headed west with picks and shovels in the hope of finding riches--and added a brand-new chapter to our country's history.
Additional Details
- ISBN
- 0394903064
- Print Status
- In Print
- Pages
- 147
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 6th
- Geographical Setting
- California
- Historical Setting
- 1848 - 1854
- Publisher
- Random House
- Copyright
- 1987
- Written
- 1950
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