Discusses The History And Events Of The California Gold Rush.
This book provides the keys to discovering the important people, places and events that helped shape the western United States.
When The World Rushed In was first published in 1981, the Washington Post predicted, βIt seems unlikely that anyone will write a more comprehensive book about the Gold Rush.β Twenty years later, no one has emerged to contradict that ...
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the discovery of gold at John Sutter's mill and how it changed California"--Provided by publisher.
Sea Routes to the Gold Fields: The Migration by Water to California in 1849β1852. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. . Sutter's Fort: Gateway to the Gold Fields. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1966. Lewis, W. David.
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.
In this text, Mark Eifler examines the experiences of the miners, demonstrates how the gold rush affected the United States, and traces the development of California and the American West in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Traces the history of the gold rush in California including anecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous "strikes" of the mining camps.
Chronicles how the discovery of gold led to the settling of California and discusses life in the mining camps including some of the successes and disappointments of those who risked it all.
Find out what the gold diggers did with their brand-new wealth. Listen to the tales of the prospectors, the men and the women, the good and the bad, the winners and the losers. Join in the gold fever!
A history of the founding of California's Jewish community during the Gold Rush.