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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Holub, Joan.     Subjects     Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.     California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.     California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.     California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Holub, Joan.       by title:      What was the Gold Ru...       by call number:      979.404 H758w     Search the Web     Holub, Joan.     Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.     California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.     California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.     California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

What was the Gold Rush? / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson. by Holub, Joan. Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., c2013. Call #: 979.404 H758w Subjects Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.   Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature.   California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile literature.   California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Juvenile literature.   California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Series What was--?   What was? (Who HQ) ISBN:  9780448465777 (hbk.) 0448465779 (hbk.) 9780448462899 (pbk.) 0448462893 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Gold Rush? Description:  105 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. Notes:  "WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  What Was the Gold Rush? -- Striking Gold -- Gold Fever -- Rushing West -- Working a Claim -- A Miner's Week -- Striking It Rich (or Not) -- Law and Order -- Boomtowns -- Mining Gets Harder -- How the Gold Rush Changed America -- Timelines. 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. Audience:  Ages 8-12. Other authors:  Tomkinson, Tim. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Children's Nonfiction 979.404 H758w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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