The Gold Rush in California

The Gold Rush in California
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Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9780766063013
ISBN-13 : 0766063011
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Book Synopsis The Gold Rush in California by : Elaine Landau

Download or read book The Gold Rush in California written by Elaine Landau and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California, and you want to go claim some for yourself. Will you strike it rich? On January 24, 1848, a man working near Sutter’s Mill in California spotted a few small gold nuggets in the American River. This discovery led thousands of people to move to the west. However, looking for gold proved to be dangerous work. Author Elaine Landau poses many other exciting questions to the reader in this engaging narrative.


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