California Gold Rush by Linda Thompson

Grade:  4-8

Summary:  This series takes a look at the people and events that helped expand our nation to what it is today from the exploration of prairies to finding routes through the Rocky Mountains. The promise of liberty and land drew people from all over the world who were willing to risk everything for the "American Dream."

This book looks at those men and women who changed the West with the discovery of gold. Where previously pioneers had headed West to the valleys for farming, now thousands would pour into the Sacramento Valley in search of gold. These "forty-niners" would change the trails headed west as well as industries of other states. This book covers the tent cities of San Francisco, the lives of the miners and their equipment, the San Francisco mint, the influx of Chinese immigrants, and more. 

 
Book Details
Format: Hardcover
Condition :very good; Ex-library book with markings on front endpage.

Publisher: Rourke

ISBN:9781595152220

Extra Details: Expansion of America Series