The California Gold Rush: Stories in American History
- ISBN-10
- 0766039536
- ISBN-13
- 9780766039537
- Series
- The California Gold Rush
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-01
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Linda Jacobs Altman
Description
"Read about when gold was discovered in California, and how this triggered one of the most amazing migrations in history"--Provided by publisher.
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- 2012-01-01
- 130 pages
- Paperback
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- 2008-06
- 48 pages
- Paperback
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
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