Screen LibraryWhat was the Gold Rush? /
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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Grosset & Dunlap,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, N.Y. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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. |
| Carrier Form: | 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 104). |
| ISBN: |
9780448462899 0448462893 9780448465777 0448465779 9781451788549 1451788541 |
| Index Number: | F865 |
| CLC: | K712.9-4 |
| Call Number: | K712.9-4/H758-2 |
| Contents: | 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. |