Author : Josh Gregory
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1546169563
Learn how prospectors mined for gold, what life was like in mining camps, and much more. In 1848, gold was discovered in a California river, kicking off a period of time when thousands of people traveled to the West Coast with dreams of getting rich. Readers (Ages 7-9) will get an up-close look at life during the California Gold Rush as they follow the adventures of Louise and Feng, two kids living in a mining camp near San Francisco.
Author : Josh Gregory
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 37,42 MB
Release : 2018
Category : California
ISBN : 9781549027581
"Find out what it was like to be a kid during the California Gold Rush."--Provided by publisher.
Author : KidCaps
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 2016-04-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1621073394
If you think the gold rush was all about money and getting rich, think again! Most people didn't get rich at all. In this book, just for kids, you will find out what really happened during the gold rush.
Author : Tracey Baptiste
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531232156
"During the 1800s, many settlers moved westward across North America to seek their fortunes as farmers, ranchers, and miners. In the Wild West, there were few towns and few people paid much attention to laws. Readers will take a trip through this thrilling period of American history as they join Louise and Nat for a tale of cowboys in a frontier town. They will find out how people lived, worked, and traveled in the Wild West, and much more."--Publisher's description.
Author : Wil Mara
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1546169547
Get a first hand look at the early days of the American Revolution. When British soldiers accuse Samuel Richardson's father and uncle of being rebellious Patriots, Samuel must work together with his cousin Molly to help the family make an escape. Readers (Ages 7-9) will follow along on the cousins' adventure as they witness the early days of the American Revolution and come up with a daring plan to save their fathers.
Author : Mel Friedman
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338856626
A True Book: Westward Expansion takes readers on an amazing journey to a fascinating time in U.S. history when the country was experiencing dynamic change and expanding westward. This book provides the keys to discovering the important people, places and events that helped shape the western United States. An age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study is included.
Author : Joan Holub
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1101610298
In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!
Author : Gwendolyn Hooks
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,85 MB
Release : 2017-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781536408843
Joyce Jenkins has recently moved to a new town with her family, and she will soon be attending a segregated school for the first time. Meanwhile, Connie Underwood is trying to figure out what her twin brothers are planning in secret. Follow along wit
Author : Claire Rudolf Murphy
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780962753046
In yet another previously untold chapter of the gold rush era, Murphy and Haigh have gathered individual stories, vintage photographs, and historic memorabilia to tell what life was like for children in the harsh and sparse gold-mining camps a century ago. Illustrations.
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541922514
What do you think happened when James W. Marshall found gold in California? It was chaos! Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to California to find gold, and with their influx, a new state was born. It’s amazing how such a find would result in the creation of a state that still exists today. What’s the story of your state? How did it form?
