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Item Nr: B 121889 Title: Life During the California Gold Rush
Grade Lvl: I Author: Onsgard, Bethany
Length: 48 Prod/Pub: Abdo Publishing
Copyright: 2015 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 2 Loan Period: 42 days
 
  Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840s and discusses what routes gold seekers took to reach California, how the gold rush contributed to the growth of San Francisco, and how it was first discovered at Sutter's Mill. Includes “Stop and Think” activities in the back matter. Gold mines and mining. Prospecting. From the series Daily Life in U.S. History. AR 5.6 Lexile 870 IL 4-6.

  Subjects:
  58 - AMERICA--HISTORY/AMERICAN
  243 - CALIFORNIA
  563 - GOLD
  1678 - LEXILE 800-899
  748 - MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  1840 - PRIMARY SOURCES
  1116 - U.S.--HISTORY--1815-1865
  1167 - WEST, THE