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Butler-Ngugi, Anitra Holub, Joan. Kalman, Bobbie Raum, Elizabeth. Richards, Leonard L.Holub, Joan.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 HOL (basket)Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubButler-Ngugi, Anitra
Summary: "The Gold Rush was a major event in the US during the 1800s. This book explores what the Gold Rush was and the lesser-known people who participated in the event"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BUTKalman, Bobbie
Summary: Describes the lure of gold that drew both men and women west and discusses how they lived, the difficulties they faced, the impact of the gold rush on Native Americans, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.2741 KALRaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Describes the events of the nineteenth century California gold rush. Reader's choices reveal historical details of how miners traveled, how they looked for gold, and their impact on California's history"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC YOURichards, Leonard L.
Summary: It has always been understood that the 1848 discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada influenced the battle over the admission of California to the Union. Now, historian Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and many of the regional crises in the lead-up to the Civil War. Richards explains how Southerners envisioned California as a new market for slaves, only to be frustrated by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007