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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 HOL

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 HOL (basket)

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What Holub

Butler-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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BUT

Richards, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 979.4 Richards

Kalman, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 1999

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.2741 KAL