The California Gold Rush and the '49ers

The California Gold Rush and the '49ers
Author: Jean F. Blashfield
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515771393

Try your luck, and search for your fortune in California! Follow the joy and heartbreak of the '49ers during the California Gold Rush.

Life During the California Gold Rush

Life During the California Gold Rush
Author: Bethany Onsgard
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629694436

Have you ever wondered what life was like for miners and their families during the California Gold Rush? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! Primary sources with accompanying questions, multiple prompts, A Day in the Life section, index, and glossary also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush
Author: John Walton Caughey
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2022-08-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520365089

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1948.

The California Gold Rush (A True Book: Westward Expansion)

The California Gold Rush (A True Book: Westward Expansion)
Author: Mel Friedman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1338856626

A True Book: Westward Expansion takes readers on an amazing journey to a fascinating time in U.S. history when the country was experiencing dynamic change and expanding westward. This book provides the keys to discovering the important people, places and events that helped shape the western United States. An age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study is included.

Volunteer Forty-niners

Volunteer Forty-niners
Author: Walter T. Durham
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780826512987

In Volunteer Forty-Niners, Walter T. Durham provides the first comprehensive examination of the role Tennessee and Tennesseans played in creating a new state and a new society on the West Coast. Drawing from such archival sources as personal narratives in letters and diaries, public records, and newspaper reports, Durham has woven a wealth of information into his recounting of their adventures.

Days of Gold

Days of Gold
Author: Malcolm J. Rohrbough
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1998-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520216598

When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the news caused the greatest mass migration in the history of the Republic. This comprehensive history demonstrates how the Gold Rush touched the lives of families & communities everywhere in the U.S.

Forty-Niners

Forty-Niners
Author: Cynthia Mercati
Publisher: Settling the West II
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780756903039

The story of the folks who rushed off to California in 1849 to search for gold.

The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush
Author: Jean F. Blashfield
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756500412

Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development.