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Illustrated history of the Gold Rush, from discovery of gold here at Coloma, to growing boomtowns, miners at work in the goldfields, tales of riches and losses, plus historical photos. (Chapter book)
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"Boys, I believe I found a gold mine!" exclaimed James Marshall on January 24, 1848. This was the beginning of a stampede to the goldfields. First hand accounts of hardships, toil and treasure, vividly illustrated. (Illustrated chapter book)
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Meet Louise and Feng, kids searching for gold to help their families, plus journey map, immigrants coming to California, tools and life in a mining camp. (Picture book)
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Teenage Jack
and his family butler, Praiseworthy, head for the gold fields of
California, traveling by sea around Cape Horn. In Hangtown, the
resourceful Praiseworthy takes to gold panning with an umbrella
and bare-knuckle fighting, and together they strike pay dirt. (Chapter book)
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Tall tale of Levi Strauss, who came to the gold fields and had the bright idea to make denim pants for the miners, pants that even horses couldn't tear in two. And what happened to all those barrels the miners were wearing? (Picture book)
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Little
Chang helps his Grandpa Li peel potatoes in the Gold Ditch Hotel
kitchen, but he yearns for a pony. Chang pans for gold so he can
buy a pony, but finds treasure in the most unlikely place –
under his feet. (Easy reader)
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1850. Rachel's family travel in a covered wagon to California, passing herds of buffalo on the prairie, surviving treacherous river crossings and poisoned waterholes, until journey's end at the Sacramento Valley, "the land of milk and honey." Like a long lost scrapbook, filled with personal details and drawings, this is a gem.
(Illustrated chapter book)
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